PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (22-11-5) vs. HARVARD (26-9-5), Friday, 4 p.m., TV: ESPNU
HARVARD
The high-powered Crimson routed Boston University in the Beanpot final last month and beat Cornell on Saturday to win the ECAC championship. The top seed in the East Regional, they roll into the NCAA Tournament on a 15-0-1 streak. Deep up front, Harvard is averaging 4.21 goals a game, the best in the nation. They are strong on defense also, allowing 2.21 goals per game, seventh in the country. Freshmen defensemen Adam Fox and John Marino have been standouts.
Former Boston Bruin Ted Donato, Frozen Four MVP when Harvard won the NCAA title in 1989, is in his 13th season behind the Crimson bench.