Riding its victory over then-No. 18 ranked Colgate last weekend, Biega fired home a deflected shot with seven minutes left in the game, as the Crimson edged out Clarkson in a five-goal shootout at Cheel Arena.

Harvard was successful in killing the Golden Knights’ power-play opportunities, allowing only one goal in seven chances. The biggest test for the Crimson came in the last five minutes, as the squad had to kill a major penalty that left Harvard down a man for the remainder of regulation.

“There were a lot of guys contributing,” Ford said. “They were doing the little things right, [like] blocking shots and finishing checks. Those are the important things on the road.”

Harvard scored first on the power play, the first time this year that the Crimson has scored the first goal. Senior forward Eric Kroshus received the puck along the goal line and deked past a defender and the goalkeeper for his first goal of the year.

“I think really important for us is to start playing just physical out here … and try to score first,” freshman forward Petr Placek said. “I think it’s really good for our team to be in the lead …[and] really concentrate on starting right away and not just battling the third period.”

But less than 30 seconds later, the game was tied again, as forward Nick Tremblay found the five-hole to beat Michalek.

The freshman had 30 saves on the day, while his Clarkson counterpart, senior Nick Karpowich, denied Harvard 24 times.

The Knights had four power plays in the second period, all of which the Crimson killed, including a 39-second five-on-three situation.

Harvard pushed forward on attack, and McNally hit a shot wide that shattered the Plexiglas behind the goal, causing a 15-minute delay in the game.

But soon, the Crimson was back in front when freshman forward Tommy O’Regan found the back of the net on a breakaway for his first collegiate goal.

But the Knights were not out. With eight minutes left in the game, Clarkson netted its only power-play goal of the day through sophomore forward Matt Zarbo.

“They had all the momentum, but we did a good job of sticking with our game plan and focusing on doing the little things right,” Ford said.

Harvard’s game plan worked, as less than a minute later, Biega rifled his shot past Karpowich with the help of some deflections.

And despite the late major penalty that left the Crimson down a man for the rest of the game, the team continued its strong penalty kill and rode out the pressure for an opening win on its road trip.