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Box Score

Princeton PRN 13-19-0

Harvard HAR 23-6-2

Princeton PRN

13-19-0

Final

Mar. 11, 2023

Harvard HAR

23-6-2

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	F
Princeton PRN	0	0	1	1
Harvard HAR	2	2	2	6

Game Recap: Men's Ice Hockey | 3/11/2023 10:51:00 PM

No. 5/6 Men's Ice Hockey Moves on to ECAC Hockey Championship Weekend With 6-1 Win Over Princeton

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Junior forward Alex Laferriere scored a pair of goals, and senior goaltender Mitchell Gibson made 34 saves in net as No. 5/6 Harvard men's ice hockey (23-6-2) defeated Princeton (13-19-0), 6-1, to win its ECAC Hockey Quarterfinal series against the Tigers.

Harvard moves on to ECAC Hockey Championship weekend in Lake Placid, NY for the seventh time in the last seven completed seasons, and will take on Cornell next Friday (March 17) at Herb Brooks Arena.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Harvard jumped out to an early lead for the second consecutive night on a great passing play. First-year forward Marek Hejduk found senior forward Baker Shore in the slot from the left wing. Shore fed cross ice to Drkulec to found an open net at 2:13 of the first period.

Later in the period, Harvard made it a 2-0 lead, as Laferriere scored for the second straight night. On a rush up ice, senior forward John Farinacci followed his own rebound behind the net, then found Laferriere wide open in front for a goal at 16:49 of the frame.

Austin Wong was sent off for a major penalty for hitting from behind moments later at 17:38. But Harvard killed off the major early in the second period, and the Crimson scored twice in a span of two minutes later on in the frame to take control.

At 14:47, sophomore forward Zakary Karpa deflected a shot from Ryan Siedem past Porter to make it 3-0 Harvard.

Then, Laferriere scored his second of the night off a great pass from first-year forward Joe Miller at 16:47 to make it 4-0.

Shore added shorthanded empty net goal midway through the third period at 10:18, and first-year forward Philip Tresca added Harvard's sixth goal of the night off a great set up from Farrell (two assists) at 12:37.

Princeton's Matt Hayami broke up Gibson's shutout bid with 1:42 remaining, but that did not dampen the celebration for the Crimson, which finished the season 13-1-0 at Bright-Landry Hockey Center this season.

GAME NOTES

Laferriere (two goals) recorded his second consecutive multi-goal game and has 10 goals in his last 12 games.
Laferriere (20 goals), and Farrell (20 goals) are Harvard's first pair of 20-goal scorers since Tyler Moy (22 goals) and Ryan Donato (21 goals) in 2016-17.
Ryan Drkulec has five points (four goals, assist) in 11 games since making his season debut on Jan. 1.
Farrell (20 goals, 31 assists) is third Harvard skater in the last 20 years to top 50 points (Jimmy Vesey, 32-26-58 in 2014-15; Dominic Moore, 24-27-51 in 2002-03).
Gibson (34 saves) improved to 8-1-0 in ECAC Hockey playoff contests.