CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Sophomore forwards Alex Laferriere and Sean Farrell each had a goal and two assists, and junior captain Nick Abruzzese also had a goal and two assists to help lead No. 19 Harvard men's ice hockey (7-4-1) to a 6-3 win over Connecticut (8-7-0) at Bright-Landry Hockey Center.
 
Junior goaltender Mitchell Gibson had 32 saves to earn the win in net, including 22 in the second period alone.
 
The Crimson got off to a quick start, as Austin Wong (7:12) and Marshall Rifai (17:05) scored in the opening period to give Harvard a 2-0 lead. A late goal by UConn's Artem Shlaine (19:45) made it a one-goal game after 20 minutes.
 
The Huskies tied the game at 2:36 of the second period on Jachym Kondelik's goal – but Harvard responded with two late-period goals to regain a two-goal lead.
 
Farrell gave the Crimson the lead for good at 14:38, taking a pass from Abruzzese, skating down the left wing and beating UConn goaltender Darion Hanson over the shoulder at 14:38 to to make it 3-2. Then in the final minute of the second period, with Harvard on the power play, Laferriere jammed in his own rebound to make it 4-2 at 19:20.
 
In the third period, UConn cut the lead to one again at 6:54. But Abruzzese's power play goal at 17:54 sealed the win, and Baker Shore added an empty netter at 19:59.
 
Harvard Highlights

• Junior captain Nick Abruzzese (goal, two assists) notched his sixth multiple-point game and now leads the team with 18 points (four goals, 14 assists).
• Sophomore forward Sean Farrell (goal, two assists) notched his fifth multiple-goal game.

Game Notes

• Harvard finished the night 2-for-6 on the man advantage, while holding UConn scoreless on three power play chances.
• This was the first meeting between Harvard and UConn in men's ice hockey.