“It seemed like this whole game [Millan] played really great,” Killorn said. “There were a few chances where I thought we could have scored. We had some net to shoot at but he was moving side to side really well.”

Second chances also proved hard to come.

“They swarmed the front of the net,” freshman Colin Blackwell said. “So even if there was some loose change, they had bodies there.”

One of the best chances all night came on a Blackwell breakaway towards the end of the first period. Led down the ice by a sharp pass from sophomore Dan Ford, Blackwell found himself one-on-one with Millan. The rookie faked his opponent once but was unable to put the puck past the BU netminder.

“I tried to pump him and make a move,” Blackwell said. “My original thought was to go five-hole, and I think that’s what I tried. I actually had the right side wide open, but [Millan] made a good calculation.”

After Killorn’s goal near the end of the second, the Crimson had a chance to take the momentum entering the final frame. Harvard earned a power play opportunity, but the Terriers’ solid penalty kill kept the momentum on their side.

“That was a great opportunity to grab [the momentum],” Killorn said. “I thought they played the four-on-three really well. That could’ve been a real momentum change, but we kind of lost it there.”

The Crimson played a very strong No. 1 BU squad evenly for the most part, except for a few mistakes and strong play by Millan.

“It’s definitely a good sign,” Blackwell said. “It’s just that we couldn’t bury some of the opportunities we had.”

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