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...center ice, then depositing a no-angle shot into the top left corner of the net for the first goal of his career at 7:43 of the second period. The tally negated the Wildcats’ goal recorded just eight ticks earlier, arresting UNH’s comeback surge...
...This is a comeback story with an excruciatingly long prologue, however. In the late 16th century, the area was home to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the country's greatest shogun. But Ieyasu abandoned it in 1603 when he established his new capital in what is now Tokyo. Overshadowed not just by Tokyo to its east, but also by Osaka to its west, Nagoya languished, developing a reputation as a backwater among many Japanese (and a complete cipher to most foreigners) despite being Japan's fourth largest city. When a new generation of bullet trains between Tokyo and Osaka was introduced...
...start of the third period proved to signal the Crimson’s undoing, though its ultimate downfall was not nearly so grand as in recent years past. The Wildcats mounted no game-breaking three-goal flurry. Harvard did not wither in the face of some four-tally comeback for the ages. But just three minutes into the final regulation frame, UNH did draw level, erasing the Crimson’s narrow one-goal lead and seizing whatever momentum Harvard had mustered in the 40-plus minutes prior to the equalizer...
...tally immediately derailed UNH’s comeback push and allowed the Crimson to reestablish its preferred tempo after losing control of play on the Wildcats’ previous 5-on-4. And though Harvard could not further add to the lead, the Crimson certainly seemed to be solidifying its advantage in the way of momentum, repeatedly frustrating the UNH offense with solid goaltending from Grumet-Morris—who recorded 43 saves on the evening to Regan’s 39—and a multitude of textbook blocked shots that thwarted otherwise golden opportunities, most notably the Wildcats?...
...Crimson attempted to mount a comeback in the last minute, but never controlled the puck in the offensive zone to generate a scoring opportunity...