Though Harvard survived 32 seconds down two skaters, Cook scored from the point 1:04 into Lannon’s minor to seal the victory, much to the chagrin of Donato, who spent the better part of the following timeout berating referee Peter Feola for whistling the infraction.

“I thought that Ryan had separated the puck from [Pegoraro],” Donato said. “It used to be that if you separated the puck from the player first, and then the trip ensued, that it wasn’t a trip because the puck was separated. And my understanding is that if the puck is separated for an instant and then the trip follows a second or two after, then it’s still a clean play.”

AROUND THE BOARDS

Sophomore Kevin Du was the lone Crimson representative on the ECAC all-tournament team. Cook, the playoffs’ most outstanding player, highlighted four Cornell selections, including Matt Moulson, Pegoraro, and McKee. Colgate’s Joey Mormina rounded out the list of honorees...Dartmouth forward Mike Ouellette was the tournament’s top scorer with 10 points on three goals and seven assists. He is the first skater to earn that distinction without being a member of one of final four schools remaining...With the loss, Harvard’s program mark drops to 7-8-0 in the ECAC finals, while the Crimson seniors’ four-year playoff record falls to 16-2-0.

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