The Crimson will host Senior Night Saturday (Gil Talbot).

The Storyline
The 2014-15 regular season comes to a conclusion this weekend, as the Harvard men's hockey team hosts Quinnipiac Friday evening and Ivy League foe Princeton Saturday. 

Friday's matchup between ranked teams pits No. 16/15 Harvard versus No. 10/9 Quinnipiac at Bright-Landry Hockey Center beginning at 7:30 p.m. Saturday's Ancient Eight clash with the Tigers is Senior Night for the Crimson, with puck drop set for 7 p.m. and the ceremony recognizing Harvard's six seniors to be held post-game.

Inside the Glass
• Harvard enters the weekend tied for fourth in the ECAC standings, but controls its own destiny in chasing a first round bye in the conference playoffs. Harvard and Colgate enter the weekend with 23 points, with Dartmouth and Cornell trailing with 22 and 21, respectively. Harvard maintains the tiebreaker over the Raiders and Big Green, so any scenario in which those three teams finish with matching point totals, the Crimson would earn the fourth spot in the final conference rankings, ensuring a first round bye for Harvard. The Big Red owns the tiebreaker against the Crimson with a win and a tie this season.

• Harvard's power play has found its stride down the stretch, potting a goal in each of the last three games. The surge in scoring on the man-advantage comes after a six-game stretch in which the Crimson went 0-for-14 on the power play. In its last three games, Harvard is 3-for-13 when playing with the extra skater and on the season, Harvard is 20-for-96 (20.8 percent), good for 12th in the nation.

• Friday aligns to be a matchup of high-powered offense against a shutdown defense. In its first 20 ECAC games this year, Harvard has the second-most goals among all league teams at 64 (3.20 per game). Conversely, Quinnipiac has allowed the fewest goals against at 32 (1.60 per game).

• Harvard and Princeton's seasons have trended in opposite directions. The Crimson has ranked in the top half of the ECAC standings for the entire year, lighting up its conference opponents for 64 goals, while Princeton ranks last in the standings and has just 24 goals in 20 league games.

Senior Send Off
Harvard will honor its six-member senior class following Saturday's game against Princeton. The senior class comprises: Max Everson, Ryan McGregor, Patrick McNally, Steve Michalek, Tommy O'Regan and Mike Seward.

Over the last four seasons, Harvard has accumulated 47 victories, including the 14 (as of Feb. 25) this year that is the most since the Crimson won 17 games during the 2007-08 season. 

Eberly Award
As the goaltender with the highest save percentage in the 63rd Annual Beanpot, Harvard senior netminder Steve Michalek was honored with the tournament's Eberly Award.

Michalek finished the tournament with a .926 save percentage, stopping 87-of-94 shots faced. In the first round of the Beanpot against Boston University, Michalek impressed the TD Garden crowd, making a tournament and Harvard single-game record 63 saves. He followed that up with 24 against Boston College Monday evening in the consolation round. His 87 total saves is four shy of the Beanpot record 91 set by Harvard's Bill Fitzsimmons '67 (91-of-98) in 1965.

Michalek becomes just the third Harvard goalie to earn the Eberly Award since its creation in 1974. He joins 1977 recipient Brian Petrovek '77 and 1981 tournament MVP Wade Lau '82.  

Milestone Victory
Head Coach Ted Donato became just the third coach in program history to reach 150 victories in his career with Harvard's 3-2 triumph at Clarkson Feb. 21, 2015. 

Chasing the Record Book
Senior goaltender Steve Michalek is set to put his names among the elite goalies in Harvard history. With 776 saves this season, he is eight shy of the top-10 for saves in a season. In his career, Michalek has 1,838 saves, which is 83 shy of Bruce Durno '71 in seventh place on the career list.

Previous Meeting vs. Quinnipiac
The Crimson and Bobcats met back on December 6 in Hamden, Connecticut, with Harvard downing the home squad, 5-2. Five different skaters scored for the Crimson, while Tyler Moy and Luke Esposito each tallied a pair of assists. 

Harvard netminder Steve Michalek tied his then-career high saves with 43 stops against Quinnipiac. In a scrappy matchup, the teams combined for 17 penalties and 69 total minutes in the box. 

Series History: Quinnipiac
The series history against Quinnipiac dates back just less than a decade to the first meeting on Nov. 4, 2005.  Meeting in Hartford, Connecticut, the Bobcats got the best of the Crimson in the first meeting, 5-2, but since then Harvard has played its way to a 10-8-4 advantage all-time. 
Over the last five meetings, the series is even at 2-2-1. Prior to Harvard's victory in December, the Crimson had last defeated Quinnipiac on March 1, 2013 in overtime, 2-1, at the Bright-Landry Hockey Center.

Scouting the Bobcats
Exceptional goaltending during conference play is at the forefront of Quinnipiac's success this year. Junior Michael Garteig has compiled a 15-2-3 record in ECAC games with the top goals against average at 1.53, while ranking third in save percentage at .934.

Sam Anas and Matthew Peca have each reached the 30-point mark this year. Anas has done it with a balanced 17 goals and 17 assists for a team-best 34 points. Peca has been an assist machine, racking up 25 to go with five goals.

About Quinnipiac
The Bobcats have clinched at least a share of the ECAC regular season title, holding a four-point lead over second-place St. Lawrence (33-29) with just two conference games remaining. With just one point this weekend, the Bobcats will ensure themselves the top seed throughout the ECAC playoffs.

Previous Meeting vs. Princeton
After missing the first 10 games of the season due to injury, sophomore Sean Malone scored a goal and added a pair of assists in his first game, propelling the Harvard to a 4-3 victory over Princeton at Hobey Baker Rink Friday, Dec. 5, 2014.

Harvard put together a strong offensive effort as a team, outshooting the Tigers 55-25 over 60 minutes, the highest shot total this year for the Crimson. In addition to Malone's goal, Brayden Jaw, Jake Horton and Tyler Moy also scored for Harvard. 

Series History: Princeton
Saturday's matchup marks the 220th meeting between the Crimson and Tigers. The game comes one day shy of the 113th anniversary of the first ever meeting which occurred on March 1, 1902 in New York City. Harvard captured the victory that day, 6-3, and would go on to win eight of the first 10 games between the Ancient Eight rivals. 
In present day, the Crimson are enjoying a three-game win streak against Princeton, which included a season sweep in 2013-14 and a 4-3 victory in New Jersey this year. Harvard's senior class is 4-3 during their careers against the Tigers.

Scouting the Tigers
Princeton's top goal scorers have found the back of the net just four times this season. Jonathan Liau and Ben Foster both have four goals, including two on the power play. Liau is the team-leader in points with 14.

In net, Colton Phinney has played in 25 contests, posting a 3.09 GAA and a .913 save percentage..

About Princeton
The Tigers struggles this season have been rooted in its difficulty in scoring goals. Princeton has been outscored 86-36, leading to its 4-19-3 overall record and last-place position in the ECAC standings with a 2-16-2 record.