Setting up just inside of the blue line, Farni blasted a shot towards the goal. Garcia knocked the puck down, but Harvard crashed the net and Spurling slammed home a rebound in the ensuing scrum to put the Crimson up, 2-1.

“There was a wide-open lane,” Farni said. “I waited for Spurling to get in front of the net, because that’s kind of my goal...to get it on net and put it in front of the net. So it worked out just as planned.”

Harvard convincingly controlled possession of the puck from that point on. While the Crimson did not score in the third period despite several powerplay opportunities, UConn was unable to generate any offense. Harvard’s dominance was most evident in the game’s final two minutes. With the Huskies desperately looking for an opportunity to pull Garcia and get a sixth skater on the ice, the Crimson successfully kept the puck away and ran out the clock to finish off the win.

“I loved how we played in the third period,” Stone said. “Our puck possession was excellent...attacking them was much better...Overall, I liked how we dictated play.”

Harvard now heads into reading and exam periods, followed by Winter Break, and will not see action until Jan. 8 when it travels to Princeton for a conference matchup.

—Staff writer Loren Amor can be reached at lamor@fas.harvard.edu.