Harvard Rallies to Tie Dartmouth
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 2nd - 06:59 | PP - McNally, Brandon (Dartmouth) |
| 2nd - 07:17 | Goodship, Alex (Dartmouth) |
| 2nd - 14:49 | Greiner, Luke (Harvard) |
| 3rd - 13:36 | PP - Blackwell, Colin (Harvard) |
| Dartmouth | Harvard |
|---|---|
|
G:
2 Players (#18, #29 - 1)
A: 4 Players (#13, #19, #25, #27 - 1) Sh: Nick Walsh - 6 Sv: Jody O'Neill - 26 |
G:
2 Players (#26, #63 - 1)
A: 4 Players (#9, #10, #21, #42 - 1) Sh: 3 Players (#9, #21, #26 - 4) Sv: Steve Michalek - 29 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Dartmouth | Harvard |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 1 for 3 | 1 for 5 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 5 (10) | 3 (6) |
| Shots on Goal | 31 | 28 |
| Face Offs Won | 41 | 33 |
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Colin Blackwell netted the tying goal in
the game’s final seven minutes to complete a comeback from
two goals down as the Harvard men’s hockey team tied
Dartmouth, 2-2, Tuesday night at Bright Hockey Center, extending
the Crimson’s unbeaten streak to five games.
Luke Greiner deflected home a Brendan Rempel shot for
Harvard’s first goal, and Steve Michalek made 29 saves. The
draw moved Harvard (6-6-9, 5-4-7 ECAC Hockey, 3-2-3 Ivy League)
within one tie of the NCAA record of 10 in a season.
Blackwell tied the game with a power-play goal. From the right
point, Danny Biega sent the puck toward the net, and
Dartmouth’s Jim Gaudet knocked it down in front. The puck
found its way to Marshall Everson at the right post. He pushed it
across to Blackwell, who banged in a high shot.
Jody O’Neill made four of his 26 saves in overtime, while
Michalek stopped three Dartmouth shots in the extra session,
forcing the second straight tie between the teams this season.
Dartmouth (9-9-3, 6-6-2, 2-3-2) held a 31-28 edge in shots, thanks
in large part to its 26 blocked shots. Harvard finished 1 for 5 on
power plays, including one that started just 1.6 seconds before the
final horn, while the Big Green scored once in three chances.
The Crimson came out playing a physical game, as Tommy
O’Regan, Ryan Grimshaw and Eric Kroshus all laid huge hits on
Dartmouth players in the opening period. Neither team found the
net. O’Regan had one of the best chances, after Patrick
McNally circled the net and Dartmouth centered, but O’Neill
got his left pad in front of the Crimson rookie’s shot. The
Big Green held a 7-6 shots advantage in the opening frame and held
Harvard to one shot on the only power play.
Dartmouth’s Brandon McNally broke through about seven minutes
into the second period. He put in the rebound after Michalek
stopped Mike Keenan’s power-play point shot. The Big Green
added another tally just 18 seconds later, when Alex Goodship
scored, from Mark Goggin and Paul Lee.
The Crimson turned the momentum with its first power play of the
period. The man advantage did not yield a goal, but Greiner halved
the Dartmouth lead just 39 seconds after the penalty expired. Eric
Kroshus won the puck on the left boards in the offensive zone and
kept possession until he found an opening to Rempel at the right
point. Greiner tipped in Rempel’s shot from in front of the
left post.
Harvard did not capitalize on its second power play of the frame,
and the Big Green took the 2-1 advantage into the locker room after
each team logged 11 second-period shots.
Blackwell got a chance to tie early in the third period, threading
the puck through multiple Dartmouth defenders before O’Neill
stopped his sliding shot. Later, a strong shift by the line of
Greiner, Kroshus and David Valek generated several chances and
pushed the momentum in the Crimson’s favor before Blackwell
later drew Harvard even.
