Not much changed coming out of the locker room in the second period, with St. Lawrence continuing to get quality looks and the Crimson struggling to get a rhythm on the offensive end. The Saints took 15 shots in the period to Harvard’s four, including one that hit the pipes next to Girard’s right shoulder a little over five minutes in.

The Crimson earned a power play opportunity seconds later when St. Lawrence forward Jeremy Wick was called for elbowing. The Harvard offense could only get one shot off and for the 16th straight time came up empty in man-up situations.

But the power play would not be shut out for long.

With a little over six minutes remaining in the period, Wick was whistled again, this time for hooking. On the ensuing man-up, Vesey took a pass from the right side and snuck the puck by Saints goalie Matt Weninger to end the Crimson’s drought on the power play.

St. Lawrence’s Hagen took back the momentum five and a half minutes later with the visitors’ third goal. The Saints kept up the offensive pressure after the second intermission, with two of its six shots clanging off the pipes behind Girard.

Though Harvard also took six shots in the frame, the offense could not get another one by Weninger. By the time the Crimson went with an empty net with a little under two minutes to go, the team’s second straight home loss was a foregone conclusion.

“I think we can compete harder,” Donato said. “Certainly, I think we can execute a lot better.”