Ruffolo’s goal led Donato to pull the struggling Girard in favor of freshman Peter Traber. The rookie kept Yale off the board for the rest of the night, making 13 saves in the process, but the Crimson was unable to convert on a number of opportunities to get back in the game and the Bulldogs finished off the 4-0 win.
“We had some chances, but there’s no question that we got outplayed for the majority of the evening,” Donato said. “They deserved to win.”
Jeff Malcolm finished with 21 saves for Yale, while Vesey led Harvard with five shots in a losing effort.
“We’re just going to keep working,” Hart said. “We have a lot of skill and talent on this team. We just have to put it all together.”
—Staff writer Scott A. Sherman can be reached at ssherman13@college.harvard.edu.
This article has been revised to reflect the following correction:
CORRECTION: Jan. 21
Due to an editing error, an earlier version of this article incorrectly stated the records of these two teams. Yale's record is 10-4-1 and 6-3-1 within the ECAC conference, while Harvard's record is 5-9-1 and 3-7-0 in ECAC play.