Junior goaltender Ryan Carroll made a career-high 47 saves as Harvard overcame a blistering Union offense that outshot the Crimson, 48-25. With the win, Carroll improves his record to 3-2-1 overall.

“[Carroll] and Kyle Richter have been stellar when they’ve been on,” Biega said. “As of late, Carroll’s had great performances and carried the team along and has made some great saves.”

With Carroll at the helm of Harvard’s defensive efforts, the Crimson shut the Dutchmen down on the power play, holding the fifth-ranked unit 1-for-8 on the night.

The Crimson offense was led by the excellent play of a group of underclassmen. Early in the second period, freshman Conor Morrison shot home sophomore Eric Kroshus’ rebound for the team’s first goal just two minutes after the Dutchmen got on the board, knotting the game at one.

Kroshus then tallied the game-winner at 12:07 in same frame when he deflected a shot from Biega into the net.

“[Kroshus] definitely brings a big element to our team,” Biega said. “We’re not really a big offensive team, and we really rely on our defensive play. But it’s nice to see guys like Eric, who’s a very skilled forward, score goals and get rewarded.”

Freshmen Danny Biega and Alex Fallstrom added insurance goals late in the third after Union goaltender Keith Kinkaid was pulled with just over a minute left in regulation.

—Staff writer Lucy D. Chen can be reached at lucychen@fas.harvard.edu.