Two-Goal Rally in Third Nets Tie for Harvard
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 01:05 | Simpson, Wayne (Union) |
| 2nd - 03:58 | PP - Fallstrom, Alex (Harvard) |
| 2nd - 11:24 | PP - Bodie, Mat (Union) |
| 2nd - 17:15 | PP - Carr, Daniel (Union) |
| 3rd - 01:04 | PP - Killorn, Alex (Harvard) |
| 3rd - 07:03 | Biega, Danny (Harvard) |
| Harvard | Union |
|---|---|
|
G:
3 Players (#9, #16, #19 - 1)
A: 6 Players (#5, #8, #9, #17, #19, #21 - 1) Sh: Alex Killorn - 5 Sv: Steve Michalek - 33 |
G:
3 Players (#9, #21, #22 - 1)
A: Josh Jooris - 2 Sh: 2 Players (#21, #23 - 5) Sv: Troy Grosenick - 23 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Harvard | Union |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 2 for 2 | 2 for 4 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 4 (8) | 2 (4) |
| Shots on Goal | 26 | 36 |
| Face Offs Won | 17 | 44 |
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—For the second time in as many Friday
nights, the Harvard men’s hockey team rallied from a two-goal
deficit in the third period to tie a nationally ranked opponent.
This time, the foe was No. 14 Union. Alex Killorn and Danny Biega
led Harvard with a goal and an assist each in a 3-3 draw at Messa
Rink.
Much like last weekend at No. 18 North Dakota, Harvard (4-4-5,
3-3-3 ECAC Hockey) entered the final frame down a pair of goals,
but turned the tide in the third.
Colin Blackwell got the rally started, blowing by the Union defense
early, drawing a tripping penalty. Killorn slammed a one-timer past
Grosenick on the power play that followed, scoring at the 1:04 mark
and trimming the deficit to 3-2. Patrick McNally supplied the feed
after getting puck from Biega.
Biega tied the game at 3-3 with a shot through traffic from the
right point at 7:03. Rence Coassin found Biega from across the
zone, with Dan Ford also assisting.
Steve Michalek made the biggest of his 33 saves on Kelly Zajac in
the final five minutes, sliding across to stone the Union forward
with his left pad. Killorn nearly gave Harvard the lead a couple
minutes later, when his wrist shot from the left circle went past
Grosenick but not the right post.
Michalek added three stops in overtime to help preserve the
standings point for the Crimson. Alex Fallstrom also scored for the
Crimson, which was 2 for 2 on the power play to improve its
nation’s-best efficiency to 34.4 percent. Union (9-5-6,
3-2-3) scored two power-play goals in four chances and got 23 saves
from Troy Grosenick.
Harvard found itself playing from behind after Wayne Simpson scored
for the Dutchmen at 1:05 of the opening period. Michalek kept them
from doubling the lead with several tough saves. He stopped
Zajac’s redirection of a centering pass with 9:56 left in the
first and in the final four minutes gloved Nolan
Julseth-White’s shot from above the left circle and kicked
away Simpson’s wraparound bid.
Grosenick made a right-pad save on Luke Greiner’s one-timer
from the low slot in the second minute of the second period, and
Union thought it had built on its lead on the rush the other way.
The Dutchmen were called for goaltender interference, however, and
Fallstrom tied the game on the ensuing power play. Marshall Everson
passed out of the corner to Killorn on the right side.
Killorn’s shot was deflected to Fallstrom, who buried the
puck from the bottom of the left circle on his first touch.
