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Crimson defenseman John Dunderdale responded two minutes later, intercepting a Dartmouth pass, stickhandling around two defensemen, and scooping in the puck. Mike Clasby widened the lead to 5-1 at 16:44 by swooping around the Dartmouth net and faking the puck past the hapless goalie...
...praise all the defensemen," coach Tim Taylor said. "Our main problem has been keeping the other team off the scoreboard." Three converted forwards comprise a major portion of the defense, he added...
...Russians' defensive style is less sophisticated. In fact, the goaltender is the first-and final-line of defense. The Soviet defensemen do not use their bodies to deter opponents as willingly or as often as their N.H.L. counterparts, and the Russian forwards backcheck hardly at all. But with Vladislav Tretiak guarding the goal, there seemed to be little need. He averaged 39 saves in the four games he played and astounded observers with his catlike reflexes...
...number two in the country because, among all of last year's Eastern powers, the Terriers have been the least hurt by graduation, defection to the pros, or selection to Olympic teams. Ten of their top twelve forwards return, as do six of the top seven defensemen. Brian Durocher and Pat Devlin are back to man the nets again...
Brown came right back and continued to apply pressure to the Crimson defensemen but again were unable to sneak one by Damiani. Fullbacks Ralph Earle, Billy Forbush and Sandy Cardin forced most Brown offenders to shoot from beyond the penalty area...