“[Michalek] played well enough to give us a chance to tie it with one shot,” Donato said. “But in general, it would have been stealing a point because we got outplayed and we got away from our game.”

Harvard looked sharp at times but undisciplined at others. A hooking penalty from freshman Brian Hart abbreviated a two-minute five-on-three opportunity for the Crimson in the first. Harvard’s power play has yet to click and is now minus-one on the year.

“If we were able to get our power play going and maybe make something of some of those early power play chances, maybe we could have found a way to put [Union] in a hole,” Donato noted.

Michalek displayed more consistency in net than he did at RPI on Tuesday. The junior stood on his head at times, but Union’s persistence won the day.

“It’s disappointing,” Michalek said. “We had a big win the night before, and we wanted to carry the momentum. We should be a lot better next weekend.”

Harvard will complete its home stand next weekend against St. Lawrence and Clarkson.

"It's a pretty short season, so every game is a battle," Michalek said. "We have to stay more level-headed and play our game the whole 60 minutes.”

-Staff writer Michael D. Ledecky can be reached at michael.ledecky@thecrimson.com