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...minutes to go, Harvard’s lead, while threatened, seemed secure. The Crimson had fallen back into a strong defensive posture to prevent odd-man rushes and appeared ready to hold on to the one-goal lead and two critical points in the race for a first-round bye in the upcoming ECAC playoffs...
ECAC playoffs give the top four finishers a bye, and have teams Nos. 5-8 host teams 9-12. The teams are re-seeded after the opening round, with the top finisher—in this case Brown—hosting the lowest remaining team...
...Colgate) are in the top spots and three more—Rensselaer, Cornell, and Dartmouth—are tied for third with 19 points. Harvard (9-12-2 overall, 7-8-1 ECAC, 15 points) is in seventh but within earshot of a top-four finish and first round bye. Union (12-12-4 overall, 5-9-2 ECAC, 12 points) is in 10th but only two points away from a home playoff series...
...this is a different Harvard team, and the Crimson would most certainly prefer not to rely on another miracle. With six games remaining, the team can improve its seed for the ECAC playoffs and possibly earn a bye in the first round. To do so, the Crimson will need to win most, if not all, of its remaining regular season games...
...though, that’s ancient history. The Crimson stands 9-11-2 (7-8-1 ECAC) and is four points out of the final first-round bye in the ECAC tournament with six league games to play...