And though Harvard would yield a power-play tally early in the third frame—breaking Grumet-Morris’ streak of more than 129 shutout minutes—the squad would redeem itself just five minutes later, when Magura notched a shorthanded tally to regain Harvard’s two-goal advantage.

Mandes, who has already earned a shorthanded tally this season, stole the puck and fed Magura across the slot.

The rookie centerman’s shot that beat McKenna glove side.

“I think it might have tipped off the defenseman’s stick,” Magura said, “but I’m not positive. All I know is that I saw it go in, and I was pretty happy.”

It was the goal that would win the game.

ALONG THE BOARDS

Brendan Bernakevitch scored the Crimson’s first goal Saturday night. It was the senior’s sixth point in six games, but Bernakevitch had managed only three points in the previous 13 contests…There were 26 penalties called this weekend, 15 of which were assessed during the middle frames of the two nights. Said Donato of Saturday’s second period, “it was roller derby out there”…The Crimson was outshot 33-16 on Friday night and 34-29 on Saturday…Both playoff contests earned an official attendance of 1,730—more than 1,000 people short of the Bright Hockey Center’s capacity.

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