CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Yale men's ice hockey team dropped a rivalry matchup to the Harvard on Friday evening at the Bright-Landry Hockey Center. The Crimson took down the Bulldogs 3-2 in their first of two matchups on the season, the next coming on Feb. 14 at Ingalls Rink.

With the loss, the Bulldogs fell to 4-6 on the season, while the Crimson improved to 6-3-1. 

Scoring Summary

• P1, 17:23 | YALE GOAL! Late in the first period, Rhys Bentham ripped home a shot from the point to give the Bulldogs the lead. 1-0 YALE
• P1, 19:59.7 | The Crimson equalize with a buzzer-beating power play goal at the end of the first period. 1-1
• END OF P2 | A scoreless second period was defined by special teams, with both sides getting two power play opportunities and neither side converting.
• P3, 3:51 | Harvard takes the lead off a goal from Richard Gallant early in the period. 2-1 HARVARD
• P3, 18:02 | Crimson forward Justin Solovey extends the Harvard lead with another goal before Yale could pull goalie Jack Stark. 3-1 HARVARD
• P1, 19:59.7 | YALE GOAL! With Stark pulled from his net, Zachary Wagnon scores on a behind the net feed to make it a one-goal game.
  3-2 HARVARD

Game Notes

• This was the 272nd matchup between both schools on the ice. Harvard currently leads the series 157–92–23.
• Wagnon's goal was his third of the season. It was also Yale's first goal with an extra attacker on the ice since Dylan Herzog scored with 1:38 remaining in the Bulldogs' matchup with Brown on Feb. 6, 2025.
• Bentham's goal was his first of the season, and eighth of his career.
• Stark made 28 saves on the night with a .903 save percentage.
• Harvard outshot the Bulldogs 64-24, and the Crimson had more shots on goal 31-13.
• Both sides committed four penalties.

Up Next
The Bulldogs will play at Dartmouth on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m.