And as for his .942 save percentage? It leads the nation.

WHISTLE WOES

Schafer was loathe to criticize the referees after Saturday’s game, though he did admit that it was “real tough to get things going with all the penalties.”

The Big Red drew three penalties in the first period, while the Crimson went unwhistled. Harvard had skated on four power plays before Cornell was granted its first, though neither team would convert with the man-advantage all night.

“I don’t know. It’s hard to get in the flow of a hockey game, especially offensively,” Schafer said. “I don’t think we saw our first power play [for a long time].”

“But I’ll stay away from commenting on the officials tonight,” he concluded.

SLAPSHOTS

With wins over Union and Rensselaer, No. 14 Vermont leapfrogged the Crimson for first place in the ECAC. Harvard, which has played two more league contests than the Catamounts, sits one point behind...The Crimson followed up a 1-for-6 performance on the power play against Colgate with an 0-for-5 showing against Cornell, dropping its conversion rate from 23.1 to 21.3 percent, 10th-best nation wide...Friday night’s officiating conjured images of the season’s opening weeks, when referees doled out penalties at a high rate to crack down on obstruction. Harvard and Colgate combined for 17 penalties on the evening.

—Staff writer Timothy J. McGinn can be reached at mcginn@fas.harvard.edu.

—Staff writer Rebecca A. Seesel can be reached at seesel@fas.harvard.edu.