With a little luck, the Harvard men's hockey team could have pulled out a win over cross-town rival Boston University in its first non-conference match-up this season.

But you can't depend on luck to win hockey games.

When Terriers' winger Chris Heron was called for tripping at 3:21 left in the third period, the Crimson (4-2-0, 4-1-0 ECAC) had a golden opportunity to push the game into overtime.

Initially, the Crimson took a few shots on net but had difficulty setting up its power play, ensuring B.U.'s (7-3-2, 4-0-1 HEA) 2-1 victory.

"We played better in the third period, but you can't win a game in one period of hockey," junior winger Chris Bala said. "That's when you get lucky."

The Terriers lit the lamp first, giving B.U. the advantage only 5:55 into the first period.

Terriers' defenseman Christ Dyment took a shot on net, and though it appeared that goaltender J.R. Prestifilippo made the save, the puck bounced loose in the crease.

B.U. winger Carl Corazzini was the first to realize that the play had not stopped and tapped the puck across the goal line, putting the Terriers up 1-0.