Word: face-off
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...Celebrity Deathmatch face-off between Alanis Morissette and Shirley Manson of Garbage, the battle would rage to the very finish. Each singer has talent and appeal, each woman has confidence and poise. With such an even playing field, it would be difficult to predict a possible victor before match time. Admittedly, allegiances among fans are inevitable and sides would be taken. Morissette is certainly more popular in mainstream music, and Manson's Garbage is universally revered among rock critics. But even with these loyalties, the battle would be too close to call...
From the opening face-off, the Crimson playedwith a determination and an energy it has rarelyshown this year. Moreover, Harvard sustained itthroughout the game. Harvard's physical play andskating smothered a potent Yale offense, led byjunior forward Jeff Hamilton, who had anECAC-leading 34 points in 20 games entering theweekend...
With both teams skating four aside, all theplayers except Adams were bunched on the left sideof the ice in the neutral zone. Sophomoredefenseman Liam McCarthy hit Adams with across-ice pass and the captain hurried the puck into the zone, stopping in the right face-off circleand blasting it by Stathos...
That turn of events gave Providence momentumand Harvard needed a power play to regain the lead9:07 into the period. Shewchuk sent a cross-icepass to Botterill in the right face-off circle,and Botterill fed Francisco in the post for thescore...
...Pittsburgh's Kevin Hatcher scored shorthanded after Martin Straka, who had three points, won a face-off in the Canucks' zone at 17:55 of the second--two seconds following Darius Kasparaitis' unsportsmanlike conduct penalty...