Box Score CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Junior forward
Sean Farrell had two goals and an assist, and senior goaltender
Mitchell Gibson recorded 20 saves in a shutout on Senior Night, as No. 9/10 Harvard men's ice hockey (19-6-2, 15-4-0 ECAC Hockey) defeated Rensselaer (13-18-1, 8-12-0 ECAC Hockey), 4-0.
Harvard recorded its 16
th league win of the season, the most it has had in one season since 2016-17.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Sophomore forward
Matthew Coronato got things started early on, taking a flip pass from first-year forward
Joe Miller, skating into the high slot and firing a rocket past Watson at 7:44 to put Harvard up 1-0.
Gibson was excellent early on, stopping all nine shots in the opening frame to keep Harvard in front after 20 minutes.
Farrell then scored his 16
th goal of the year, taking a pass from Coronato off a faceoff win and banking a pass off an RPI defender's skate and into the net at 5:52 of the second period.
Harvard added a big goal in the final minute of the third period on a beautiful passing play. Hejduk fed cross ice to junior forward
Ryan Drkulec, who found senior forward
Baker Shore breaking in alone. Shore found an open Hejduk at the side of the net for a tap in goal at 19:34.
Farrell continued his big night in the third period, redirecting a pass from senior defenseman
Henry Thrun past Watson at 4:07 to make it 4-0 Harvard.
The only drama that remained was preserving the shutout for Gibson, which senior defenseman
Jace Foskey helped with a diving blocked shot midway through the period with the net vacant on a rebound chance for the Engineers.
GAME NOTES
- Sean Farrell (two goals, assist) now has 24 points (10-14-24) in his last 12 games, and leads the team with 46 points (17-29-46) in 27 games.
- First-year forward Marek Hejduk (goal) has five points (3-2-5) in his last five games.
- Sophomore forward Matthew Coronato (goal, assist) leads all ECAC Hockey forwards with 19 goals, and has matched his goal total from a year ago.
- Senior goaltender Mitchell Gibson (20 saves) recorded his second shutout of the season, and his fifth career shutout overall.
- First-year forward Joe Miller (two assists) has 16 points (9-7-16) in his last 15 games.
- Harvard is 8-0 in its last eight Senior Nights dating back to the 2014-15 season.
- Harvard is 11-3-1 since the start of 2023.
UP NEXT
Harvard will conclude the 2022-23 regular season with a trip up to the North Country to take on St. Lawrence and Clarkson on Feb. 24-25.
