Cambridge, Massachusetts — The Harvard University men's ice hockey team finished in a 1-1 tie with Brown University on Saturday night at the Bright Landry Center. The Crimson (6-17-6, 6-10-6 ECAC) defeated the Brown Bears (8-18-3, 6-14-2 ECAC) by a 44-18 margin but lost in a shootout in the final game of the regular season.
Alex Gaffney He scored a career-best eight goals to tie the score at 1-1 with 1 minute, 19 seconds left in the game. Now one point in the conference standings, Harvard will host Princeton in the first round of the ECAC Tournament on Friday, March 8.
How it happened
- Harvard plays Brown for the second time this season on Saturday night, the first of which was a narrow 5-3 loss on Jan. 12.
- The Crimson hosted their final regular season home game of the season and celebrated the success of three seniors. Ryan Druckrek, Derek Mullaghand Max Miller On Senior Night, Mulahi started as the goalkeeper.
- Harvard got an early boost with its first power play at 3:31 into the game, topping Brown's five-minute scoring total with 10 shots on net.
- Goaltender Derek Mullagh He stopped all seven shots he faced in the first 20 minutes, and the Crimson outshot the Brown Bears 17-7 in the first period.
- Harvard increased the pressure in the final five minutes of the midfield, and the Crimson's best chance came with 4:44 left in the game. Michael Callow He forced a turnover and fed the puck to fellow freshman forward and linemate Cameron Johnson for a shot on a breakaway.
- The Crimson led 8-6 in shots and 4-2 in blocks in the second period, but the Brown Bears scored first with 31.9 seconds left to take a 1-0 lead after four-on-four play.
- Harvard's penalty kill came into action midway through the third period, thwarting a huge five-minute opportunity to keep the game at one point.
- During the murder, Marek Hejduk Forced a 2-on-0 situation with his linemate. Zachary CulpaThe Crimson took advantage of the pressure and tied the game at 18:41 of the third period.
- Cameron Johnson's powerful shot bounced off a Brown defender, flying through several players in front of him. Alex Gaffney He fired the loose puck into the back of the net to tie the game at 1-1.
- The game remained tied at the end of extra time, sending it into sudden-death overtime, where Harvard put all four of its shots on net, including two on the power play, but the game went into a shootout, the Crimson's sixth of the season.
- Brown scored twice in the shootout and earned the extra point.
Game Notes
- The Crimson took a season-high 44 shots, but Brown only had 18.
- Vice Captain Ian Moore He led the team with a career-high seven shots, including a team-high four in the first period.
- Alex Gaffney's The tying goal gave him his eighth goal of the year, setting a new career best.
- Cameron Johnson recorded the first assist on Gaffney's goal and put a career-high six shots on net.
- Mullahy made 14 saves in the regular-season finale.
next time
Harvard has solidified its No. 8 seed in the ECAC standings and will host No. 9 seed Princeton in the first round of the ECAC Tournament on Friday, March 8th at 7pm at the Bright Landry Center.
