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With the dust finally settling around the league and the regular season standings in the books, the pairings for the ECAC Quarterfinals are official: the Crimson plays host to the Elis for the second straight week, as Yale returns to Cambridge for its first-round matchup against Harvard.
Facing a fast-skating team who favors open ice, like St. Lawrence or Yale, is Harvard's best bet for the playoffs. And having just posted a decisive victory over the beleaguered Elis, the Crimson wouldn't have it any other way.
Yale's Luke Earl, who has put up excellent numbers for the Elis as of late, converted on the team's first power play opportunity of the night by banging home his own rebound in front of the net at 14:40 in the first.
While Yale has one of the best individual talents in Jeff Hamilton and one of the most dynamic pairings in Hamilton and Ben Stafford, the Elis lack an important quality--depth.
Harvard gains the advantage on the intangibles as well. Everyone talks about how intimidating it is to travel to Ingalls Rink, Yale's home barn. But it's just as disconcerting for the Elis to journey back to Bright. Yale's record here is just as dismal as the Crimson...