“After that we dug ourselves too big of a hole,” sophomore defenseman Dan Ford said. “We kind of lost a lot of momentum there.”

Despite outshooting Yale 14-9, Harvard gave up four power plays to the Bulldogs off of six penalties in the second period that hindered any momentum the team could muster.

“It was a hard-fought, physical game,” Ford said. “Some [penalties] were tough calls, some were [from] frustration. They just added up for us, and Yale took advantage.”

The Bulldogs were also able to kill a five-minute penalty after Chad Ziegler was whistled for a game misconduct for a contact to the head.

“When you kill a penalty like that, it gives you a lot of momentum,” Girard said. “We just couldn’t get any pucks bouncing our way. It was pretty frustrating.”

Yale added two late power-play goals as well, finishing off the lopsided affair.

Limbert netted his second on the night off a rebound and Anthony Day scored on a one-timer.

The Bulldogs outshot the Crimson overall, 37-26, including a 12-3 advantage in the opening frame.

Yale goalie Nick Maricic was able to stop 25 Harvard shots while Raphael Girard, who replaced Michalek midway through the second, saved 19 of 21.

—Staff writer David Mazza can be reached at damazza@college.harvard.edu.