Harvard Remains Hot, Beats Brown
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 2nd - 02:34 | Smith, Jarred (Brown) |
| 3rd - 04:06 | Kroshus, Eric (Harvard) |
| 3rd - 12:18 | Killorn, Alex (Harvard) |
| 3rd - 19:21 | EN - Biega, Danny (Harvard) |
| Brown | Harvard |
|---|---|
|
G:
Jarred Smith - 1
A: 2 Players (#6, #11 - 1) Sh: Jarred Smith - 4 Sv: Mike Clemente - 19 |
G:
3 Players (#9, #10, #19 - 1)
A: 4 Players (#5, #6, #10, #22 - 1) Sh: 3 Players (#10, #19, #26 - 4) Sv: Steve Michalek - 24 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Brown | Harvard |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 0 for 5 | 0 for 4 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 7 (22) | 6 (12) |
| Shots on Goal | 25 | 22 |
| Face Offs Won | 36 | 18 |
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Eric Kroshus scored the tying goal and
assisted Alex Killorn on the game-winner later in the third period
as the Harvard men’s hockey team came from behind to defeat
Brown, 3-1, Saturday night at sold-out Bright Hockey Center,
completing a weekend sweep of Ivy League opponents.
Steve Michalek made 24 saves to help his team claim sole possession
of fourth place in the ECAC Hockey standings. Danny Biega sealed
the win with a final-minute, empty-net tally from the corner of his
own zone after Harvard (6-6-8, 5-4-6 ECAC Hockey, 3-2-2 Ivy League)
entered the third period trailing by a goal. The Crimson killed all
five Brown power plays.
The Crimson won a faceoff in its own zone to get the rally started.
After Luke Greiner won the draw back to Ryan Grimshaw, the Harvard
captain rimmed the puck around the boards behind Michalek to
Kroshus on the right side. He passed ahead to David Valek. The
junior circled behind the Brown net and fed a trailing Kroshus, who
tied the game at the 4:06 mark.
Killorn netted his team-high 14th goal and second third-period
winner of the weekend during four-on-four play in the final eight
minutes. Kroshus collected the puck in his own end, carried into
the right side of the offensive zone and dropped a pass to Killorn.
The senior faked a shot and moved to the slot before clanging a
shot off the left post and into the goal behind Brown netminder
Mike Clemente.
Harvard outshot Brown, 10-7, in the third period, while the Bears
(8-10-3, 5-7-2, 2-4-0) held a 25-22 shots advantage for the game.
Clemente finished with 19 saves.
The scoreless first period featured more hitting than scoring
chances. Brown earned the only power play of the frame, but the
Crimson killed it and got a shorthanded chance. Colin Blackwell
made a great play to get the puck away from the Bears, but Clemente
denied his backhand chance. Michalek, meanwhile, made 10
first-period saves.
Jarred Smith finally broke the deadlock at 2:34 of the second
period. Francis Drolet carried the puck around the back of the
Harvard net and fired it toward the crease from the right side. It
hit a skate in front of the net, and Smith banged it home. Each
team put eight shots on goal in the period.
