Senior forward Alex Killorn, shown here in an earlier contest, had a hand in all three goals for the Harvard men’s hockey team on Friday night against Brown, scoring two first-period goals and later tallying an assist. Harvard tied Brown, 3-3.

PROVIDENCE—The Harvard men’s hockey team broke an NCAA record on Friday night against Brown.

Not for wins, or for losses, or for most goals scored. No, the Crimson now has reserved its spot in the record books for the most neutral record of them all: most ties in a single season.

Harvard became the first team in NCAA history to record 11 ties in one campaign, knotting the Bears, 3-3, at Meehan Auditorium.

After initially opening up a 2-0 lead, the Crimson (8-7-11, 6-4-9 ECAC) held a 3-2 advantage for much of the third period. But a Brown (8-14-4, 5-12-3 ECAC) score with just 1:46 left on the clock forced the game into overtime, where neither team could break the deadlock.

“There are good ties and bad ties. This one…we certainly don’t have a good taste in our mouths,” Harvard coach Ted Donato ’91 said. “It’s a point on the road. It beats losing, but that’s about the only positive that I feel right now.”

The tie extends Harvard’s unbeaten streak in league play to eight games.

After failing to score in the first frame, Brown scored three times in the final 40 minutes, thanks to six Crimson penalties in that span.

“[The] power plays really put them back in the game [and] changed momentum of the game,” Donato said. “It hurts our ability to get more guys on the ice…and therefore hurt our ability to be more dangerous in the third period.”

On the Crimson attack, senior forward Alex Killorn led the way, tallying a team-high three points, including his 19th and 20th goals of the season.

“He was unbelievable,” sophomore goaltender Raphael Girard said. “He’s got a great shot, [and] he used it tonight. He’s a guy that can definitely change momentum in a game.”

Killorn’s first score was also his ninth power-play goal of the year. It snapped the Crimson’s two-game streak without a goal on the man advantage, Harvard’s longest drought of the season.

Junior forward Alex Fallstrom also tallied a goal and an assist in the draw.

The matchup against the Bears also marked the third straight contest in which the Crimson had a different starting goaltender than in the previous contest.

After rookie netminder Steve Michalek played against Northeastern on Monday night, Girard took over on Friday. Girard saved 32 of the 35 shots on the night.

Following a fast-paced opening to the first period, Brown senior Jarred Smith was whistled for a hooking call. And it didn’t take long for the Crimson, owner of the nation’s top power play, to take advantage.