Three-Goal Third Propels Crimson in Opener
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| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 12:08 | Pier-Olivier Michaud (Harvard) |
| 1st - 14:54 | PP - Rob Pritchard (Dartmouth) |
| 3rd - 07:39 | PP - Michael Biega (Harvard) |
| 3rd - 08:43 | PP - Alex Biega (Harvard) |
| 3rd - 19:56 | SH - EN - Jimmy Fraser (Harvard) |
| Dartmouth | Harvard |
|---|---|
|
G:
Scott Fleming - 1
A: 2 Players (#22, #28 - 1) Sh: Doug Jones - 5 Sv: Jody O'Neill - 28 |
G:
4 Players (#9, #16, #27, #39 - 1)
A: 2 Players (#15, #39 - 2) Sh: Michael Biega - 6 Sv: Matt Hoyle - 30 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Dartmouth | Harvard |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 1 for 13 | 2 for 7 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 1 |
| Penalties (min) | 9 (18) | 13 (26) |
| Shots on Goal | 31 | 32 |
| Face Offs Won | 40 | 37 |
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Sophomore Michael Biega and senior Nick
Coskren scored power-play goals to break a third-period tie and
lift the No. 20 Harvard men's hockey team to a 4-1 win against
Dartmouth in the season opener Friday night at Bright Hockey
Center.
Sophomore Pier-Olivier Michaud and senior Jimmy Fraser also scored
for the Crimson (1-0-0, 1-0-0 ECAC Hockey, 1-0-0 Ivy League),
playing on Halloween for the first time, in front of a boisterous
and supportive student section. Michaud and junior Doug Rogers
assisted on each of the extra-man tallies.
Freshman Matt Hoyle posted 30 saves and a win in his collegiate
debut, helping Harvard kill 11 straight penalties and hold
Dartmouth (0-1-0, 0-1-0, 0-1-0) to one goal on 13 power
plays. The Crimson finished 2 for 7 with the man advantage
and ended the night as the early leader in the ECAC Hockey and Ivy
League standings.
It was Biega's goal that put Harvard on top for good. The Crimson
seized the momentum shortly before, when the all-Quebec line of
Biega, Michaud and freshman Alex Killorn cycled the puck in the
Dartmouth corners for an entire shift. Harvard set up shop in the
Big Green zone again after Andrew Owsiak was whistled for a hooking
penalty.
Rogers-who earlier rung a shot off the post from the same spot-had
the initial shot, taking a pass from Michaud on the left side and
firing off the mask of Dartmouth goalie Jody O'Neill. Biega came in
from the right to put away the rebound.
O'Neill totaled 28 saves, half of which came on Harvard power
plays. He allowed three goals before Fraser added a shorthanded
empty-netter in the final seconds.
The whistles started early, with both teams failing on power plays
in the game's first five minutes. Michaud broke through for Harvard
12 minutes into the game. Biega fired a shot at the net, where it
hit Killorn in front. As the freshman battled for the puck, Michaud
found his way to it and cashed in for the Crimson's first goal of
2008-09.
It took Dartmouth less than three minutes to answer, with Scott
Fleming converting on a power play. Hoyle and the Crimson shut the
door from there. Fifteen of the rookie's 30 saves came on Dartmouth
power plays. Dartmouth outshot Harvard, 13-10, in the first
period.
Each team notched eight shots and killed long five-on-three
disadvantages in the second period, as both struggled to stay out
of the box. Freshman Colin Moore, who aided in the Crimson's strong
penalty-kill effort, had perhaps the best chance. He picked the
pocket of a Big Green point man and took off the other way but was
denied on a nice save by O'Neill.
After grabbing the lead on the power play, the Crimson got another
man advantage and again converted. Rogers again got the puck from
Michaud on the left. This time he slipped it to Coskren down low,
and the senior skated in on goal and stuffed a shot past
O'Neill.
The Big Green got three straight power plays late in the game, but
it was the Crimson that scored. Fraser took the puck away from a
Dartmouth player at center and raced down to deposit it into the
empty net with four seconds remaining.
Harvard is back at Bright Saturday for an exhibition against the
U.S. National Under-18 Team.
