“(We) just keep it simple. Focus on the defensive side of the puck first," Rafferty said. "We know Yale has a couple of really good forwards up front so we needed to shut them down in order to be successful and I think we did that this weekend.”
Yale’s 4 leading goal scorers had no room to maneuver this weekend.
MHOK: Joe Snively, Ted Hart, Ryan Hitchcock and Evan Smith are Yale's top 4 goal scorers. They have combined for 1 shot so far tonight (Smith). Not a recipe for success for Keith Allain's men. Bulldogs have 20 minutes to save their season#ECACHockey
— Jonathan Banks (@jonathanbanks8_) March 4, 2018
Although it took a conscious effort by the defense to make sure limited Yale shots found the back of the net, Rand Pecknold had one Bulldog forward in the back of his mind the entire time.