The first goal deflected off Michalek’s pad, took a weird bounce, and slide in for a goal. The second came just over a minute after Greiner’s goal, as Michalek stopped the puck with his glove but was unable to get a good enough grip to cover up.

Despite the mistakes, Michalek recorded 24 saves on the night including a flurry of stops in the dying seconds as the Huskies furiously tried to even up the game.

“Steve usually comes up pretty huge at the end of the game,” Killorn said. “I know he made us a few point-blank saves that allowed us to keep the lead.”

Harvard has made a habit of late season surges over the past two years and hasn’t lost a conference contest since Jan. 13 against Union. With four games left before tournament play, the Crimson will try to carry the momentum from today’s game moving forward.

“You’re never really sure how a season will play out at the end of the year,” Donato said. “But this game might be very important with how we are able to take care of business down the stretch.”

—Staff writer Alexander Koenig can be reached at akoenig@college.harvard.edu.