Cambridge, Massachusetts – Men's ice hockey is scheduled to begin the 2024 ECAC playoffs against the Princeton Tigers on Friday night at Bright Laundry. The Crimson, who earned 3 out of 6 points last weekend and earned a home berth in the first round, will face the Tigers in the playoffs for the second straight year.
Games are scheduled to begin Friday at 7 p.m. with the winner advancing to next weekend's ECAC quarterfinals.
What you need to know
- The Crimson will begin the playoffs as the No. 8 seed, while Princeton will enter as the No. 9 seed.
- In a rematch of last year's quarterfinals, Harvard concluded its season series with the Tigers before the new year.
- The Crimson tied the Tigers in the opening game, but lost in a 5-2 decision on the road on December 30th.th.
- After the season series, Harvard was in 12th place.th Princeton ranks first in the conference with a record of 1-4-3-0 through seven games, while Princeton ranks second in the conference with a record of 2-3-1-3. The Crimson finished the season in 8th place and Princeton dropped to 9th place.
- This will be the third time since 2008 that the Crimson will face Princeton in the ECAC playoffs, as Harvard holds a 6-1 record against the Tigers in the postseason.
- ryan fine and Joe Miller Both scored their first career goals against the Tigers. Fine scored in the season opener and Miller had a career night last season, leaving them with three points.
- Last season, the Crimson twice won 6-1 on home ice in the quarterfinals against the Tigers.
- The Crimson won in overtime last Friday and added a crucial point on Saturday in a penalty shootout loss to Brown for a home win.
- ian moore He scored the winning goal in overtime in the final game of the series against the Bulldogs, scoring his first goal of the season.
- Fine scored his second goal of the game, tying the game at one point. It was the first time in his career that the New York native scored in back-to-back games.
- Aku Koshkenvuo After making 29 stops in a 2-1 victory, he was named game MVP and won the Tim Taylor Cup.
- alex gaffney He scored Brown vs. the Crimson's only goal, pushing the game into overtime. alex gaffney He has scored four goals in key moments in the third period in the past month and a half for the Crimson.
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A win would advance the Crimson to the ECAC quarterfinals, where they would face Cornell, Quinnipiac, Clarkson or Dartmouth in three straight road games.
