On the offensive side, the Big Red does not have the individual threats that the Crimson does in senior forward Alex Killorn, who tallied his 50th career goal and 100th career point against Yale, and junior defenseman Danny Biega, one of two finalists for the ECAC Hockey Player of the Year.

The top point scorer for Cornell is Greg Miller, 24th in the conference with 29 points, behind Killorn (42), Biega (34), junior forward Marshall Everson (29), and freshman defenseman Patrick McNally (29). Those four Crimson skaters, along with Fallstrom, helped Harvard convert on its power play 28.4 percent of the time, the second-best mark in the nation.

But the Big Red still averages 2.97 goals per game, just behind the Crimson’s 3.09 mark, through a balanced offense. In Cornell’s two games against Harvard this season, five different Big Red players scored.

“We know they’re more good as a collective team [than through individual standouts],” Fallstrom said. “I feel like they have four strong lines, and they can all generate offense.”

Against the Big Red’s deep attack, coupled with its highly touted defense, the Crimson will have its hands full on Friday night.

“Whenever you play a Mike Schafer-coached Cornell team, you know you’re going to get a team with great discipline, great attention to detail, outstanding goaltending, and I don’t think that’s different this year,” Donato said. “We’re excited about the opportunity, but we know we’re going to have to elevate our game.”

—Staff writer Robert S. Samuels can be reached at robertsamuels@college.harvard.edu.