Yale 4 Cornell 2

Yale is a FAST team. A fast team that's actually pretty good at checking.

To be honest, I don't really understand their strategy. They were using a 1-2-2 trap through their offensive zone and the neutral zone. But a high-speed, uptempo trap. And in the defensive zone, they forechecked very aggressively. At one point on the penalty kill, all 4 guys went to the puck. Its definitely a unique strategy, and apparently it works against us.

There were a LOT of penalties, especially in the 2nd. It made generating any flow difficult. However, we did respond well. After about 15 minutes, our team adjusted to Yale's speed and style, but then the 2nd period had so many penalties that not much got going. Give credit to our guys for stepping up their game in the 3rd and making a contest out of it.

Our team played hard. Yale played better. Its no fluke that they will end the regular season 1st in the ECAC.