“In the third period, I thought we were pretty solid,” Donato said. “I thought as the game wore on, we started to get a little more comfortable and started to possess the puck a little bit more.”

Finally, in overtime, after failing to convert on an odd man rush, Yale was able to counter and score the game winner.

Overall, the Bulldogs outshot the Crimson, 44-33, while both teams were unsuccessful on the power play. Yale went zero for three while the Crimson, owner of second best power play in the nation, was zero for two, with one of the man-advantages only lasting 18 seconds. Each team won 35 face-offs.

Harvard now faces elimination Saturday night as the Bulldogs try to pull off the upset and sweep the series.

“We’ll have to play much better if we want to have the result we want tomorrow,” Donato said.

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