{"id":20587,"date":"2015-03-07T21:07:34","date_gmt":"2015-03-08T03:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/recaps\/?p=20587"},"modified":"2015-03-08T10:06:38","modified_gmt":"2015-03-08T15:06:38","slug":"blackwell-helps-harvard-sweep-brown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/recaps\/2015\/03\/07\/blackwell-helps-harvard-sweep-brown\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackwell helps Harvard sweep Brown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.photoshelter.com\/swf\/CSlideShow.swf?feedSRC=http%3A\/\/hockeyphotography.photoshelter.com\/gallery\/150307-PARTIAL-Brown-University-Bears-at-Harvard-University-Crimson\/G0000bd9YqxSg8xc%3Ffeed%3Djson\"><\/param><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"false\"><\/param><param name=\"bgColor\" value=\"#AAAAAA\"><\/param><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"wmds=llQ6QNgpeC.p1Ucz7U.f22KdslQK5OJUHsn6hrVrI31Tugr9IUOWlpZIEfGgCgHVGkQDsQ--&#038;target=_self&#038;f_l=f&#038;f_fscr=f&#038;f_tb=f&#038;f_bb=t&#038;f_bbl=f&#038;f_fss=f&#038;f_2up=f&#038;f_crp=f&#038;f_wm=f&#038;f_s2f=f&#038;f_emb=f&#038;f_cap=t&#038;f_sln=t&#038;imgT=casc&#038;cred=iptc&#038;trans=xfade&#038;f_link=t&#038;f_smooth=f&#038;f_mtrx=f&#038;tbs=4000&#038;f_ap=t&#038;f_up=f&#038;btype=old&#038;bcolor=%23CCCCCC\"><\/param><!--[if !IE]><!--><object type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" data=\"http:\/\/www.photoshelter.com\/swf\/CSlideShow.swf?feedSRC=http%3A\/\/hockeyphotography.photoshelter.com\/gallery\/150307-PARTIAL-Brown-University-Bears-at-Harvard-University-Crimson\/G0000bd9YqxSg8xc%3Ffeed%3Djson\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" ><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"false\"><\/param><param name=\"bgColor\" value=\"#AAAAAA\"><\/param><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"wmds=llQ6QNgpeC.p1Ucz7U.f22KdslQK5OJUHsn6hrVrI31Tugr9IUOWlpZIEfGgCgHVGkQDsQ--&#038;target=_self&#038;f_l=f&#038;f_fscr=f&#038;f_tb=f&#038;f_bb=t&#038;f_bbl=f&#038;f_fss=f&#038;f_2up=f&#038;f_crp=f&#038;f_wm=f&#038;f_s2f=f&#038;f_emb=f&#038;f_cap=t&#038;f_sln=t&#038;imgT=casc&#038;cred=iptc&#038;trans=xfade&#038;f_link=t&#038;f_smooth=f&#038;f_mtrx=f&#038;tbs=4000&#038;f_ap=t&#038;f_up=f&#038;btype=old&#038;bcolor=%23CCCCCC\"><\/param><!--<![endif]--><!--[if gt IE 8]><!--><\/p>\n<div class=\"psEmbed\" style=\"width:500px; height:375px;\" data-ps-embed-type=\"slideshow\" data-ps-embed-gid=\"G0000bd9YqxSg8xc\"><iframe src=\"http:\/\/hockeyphotography.photoshelter.com\/embed?type=slideshow&amp;G_ID=G0000bd9YqxSg8xc&amp;fallback=1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" seamless=\"seamless\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullsreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/hockeyphotography.photoshelter.com\/js\/psEmbed.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">_psEmbed(\"http:\/\/hockeyphotography.photoshelter.com\", \"fallback=1\");<\/script><!--<![endif]--><!--[if !IE]><!--><\/object><!--<![endif]--><\/object><\/p>\n<p>It was injuries that derailed what early on looked like a banner season for the Harvard Crimson. So it seems appropriate that the team&#8217;s ability to rebound from injuries played a key role on Saturday as the Crimson advanced to the ECAC quarterfinals with a 4-3 win in front of 662 fans at Bright-Landry Hockey Center.<\/p>\n<p>Colin Blackwell, who missed all of last season and much of this with concussion-related symptoms, notched his third goal of the weekend, and Brian Hart, who is taking the place of an injured Alex Kerfoot on Harvard&#8217;s top line, helped that line score three first-period goals to key the victory.<\/p>\n<p>Both Jimmy Vesey and Kyle Criscuolo each had a goal and two assists, while Brown&#8217;s Nick Lappin scored twice in defeat.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I thought [the first line] was just relentless,&#8221; said Donato of the trio that each notched first-period goals to spot Harvard a 3-1 lead. &#8220;Brian Hart had his best game in quite some time. It&#8217;s nice to see those guys ignite.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Blackwell was dangerous again every shift. It was a good, solid team effort.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Crimson stormed to a 4-1 lead, only to see Brown charge back with desperation.<\/p>\n<p>After getting outplayed in the first, Brown balanced the ice better in the second and was able to strike with 5:16 remaining when Davey Middleton banged home a rebound from the top of the crease to give Brown life down 4-2 after two periods.<\/p>\n<p>Once Nick Lappin scored his second goal of the game with 8:53 remaining, there were plenty of tense moments.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s where Harvard goaltender Steve Michalek, who finished the game with 24 saves, including eight in the third, shut the door.<\/p>\n<p>It was Nick Lappin who gave Brown an early lead, firing a shot past Michalek on a faceoff win at 2:23 of the first, but that was Brown&#8217;s only sniff at offense in the opening frame, and the Crimson&#8217;s top line took over from there.<\/p>\n<p>Vesey scored first, firing a shot against the grain past Brown netmidner Tim Ernst (24 saves) at 7:51. Just 1:57 later, Vesey set up Criscuolo, who fired a shot high glove side past Ernst.<\/p>\n<p>After Harvard killed a Brown power play, Hart got in on the action, taking a Criscuolo pass behind the net and stuffing it inside the right post at 17:52 for the 3-1 lead.<\/p>\n<p>Shots on goal in the first significantly favored Harvard, 15-6.<\/p>\n<p>In the second, Blackwell, playing in his fourth straight game since returning from injury, potted his third goal of the weekend, ripping a high shot blocker side at 1:07.<\/p>\n<p>Brown coach Brendan Whittet later called his timeout and regrouped his club, a move that certainly worked to inspire his team, but wasn&#8217;t enough to claw back from the large deficit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I give our guys credit, they didn&#8217;t give up,&#8221; said Whittet. &#8220;I was proud of the battle effort. We had chances. We just can&#8217;t put ourselves in a 4-1 deficit. 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