“I was looking at Danny to make the goalie think I was going to pass it and at the last second just [tried] to get off a shot as quick as possible,” Killorn said. “It ended up working out pretty well.”
Rensselaer failed to pull off a miracle in the 8.2 seconds after Killorn’s score, giving the Crimson a 1-0 victory. In the process, Harvard ended the Engineers’ seven-game unbeaten streak, which had been tied with Boston University’s for the longest streak in the nation.
Overall, the team was pleased with the performance.
“I think they really battled,” Donato said. “They blocked some shots, and ultimately, when [Rensselaer was] able to get through, [Richter] was there.”
“It was a great feeling in the locker room to know the season’s on and we can win games like that,” he added.
Richter, who totaled 19 saves in the contest, echoed Donato’s sentiments.
“The guys did a great job battling the storm for the majority of the game and really stayed patient,” the goalie said. “[We] didn’t let them dictate the play and let them control our emotions. We played our game, which I thought was a great step in the right direction.”