THREE-GAME HOME WEEK
The Engineers open up a stretch of three home contests in five days on Tuesday, when they host Harvard at the Houston Field House (7pm) ... RPI then welcomes North Country-rivals St. Lawrence and Clarkson town on Friday (7pm) and Saturday (7pm), respectively.

CRIMSON EARN SHUTOUT
Senior netminder Merrick Madsen stopped all 32 shots he faced in leading Harvard to a 3-0 victory on Friday night in Cambirdge, Mass. ... Ryan Donato, Ty Pelton-Byce and Jack Badini scored for the Crimson, who out-shot the Engineers, 42-32, on the night ... Lindon Marshall had 39 saves for Rensselaer.

DARTMOUTH WINS IN OVERTIME
Despite coming back from a 4-1 deficit to take a 5-4 lead in the third period, the Engineers fell to the Big Green, 6-5 in overtime, on Saturday night in Hanover, N.H. ... Rensselaer scored three goals in a span of 2:27 in the second to climb out of a three-goal hole and went ahead at 17:11 of the third thanks to Max Reisinger's second tally of the season ... Quin Foreman netted an extra attacker goal to tie the game at 18:37, before Kevan Kilistoff potted the winner with 50 seconds remaining in the extra session.

RPI LEADERS
Sophomore Jacob Hayhurst leads the Engineers with 14 points on seven goals and seven assists through 21 games ... Junior Evan Tironese (6 goals, 6 assists) has 12 points, while senior blueliner Mike Prapavessis (11 assists) is third with 11 ... Sophomores Willy Reilly (7 goals, 3 assists) and Todd Burgess (1 goal, 9 assists) join freshman Emil Ohrvall (1 goal 9 assists) with 10 points apiece.

ENGINEERS GOALTENDING
Freshman netminder Linden Marshall is 2-8-1 with a 3.33 goals against average and a .901 save percentage in 13 games (12 starts) ... Junior Chase Perry has started nine games for the Engineers this season, going 1-7-2 with a 3.55 goals against average and a .897 save percentage.

ALL-TIME VS. HARVARD
The Crimson own a 55-38-7 lead in the all-time series, which dates back to December 27, 1951 – a 6-2 Engineers victory at the Houston Field House ... RPI won three of the first four meetings ... Harvard is 40-31-5 in ECAC Hockey play against the Engineers.

RECENTLY
Harvard has an 8-2-1 record over the last 11 meetings, including a 2-1-1 mark at the Houston Field House ... The Crimson also won a 4-0 decision in South Bend, Indiana on November 28, 2015 ... RPI's last home win over Harvard came in the most recent meeting on January 13, 2017 - a 4-0 victory.

JANUARY 13, 2017
Chase Perry stopped all 41 shots he faced and the Engineers netted three special teams goals to defeat Harvard, 4-0, at the Houston Field House ... Jacob Hayhurst and Jared Wilson scored power play tallies, while Brady Wiffen added a shorthanded marker.

SCOUTING HARVARD
The Crimson are 5-1-1 over their last seven games and are led offensively by junior Ryan Donato (14 goals, 8 assists) with 22 points ... His 1.57 points per game are tops in the nation ... Classmate Lewis Zerter-Gossage (4 goals, 10 assists) has 14 points, while freshmen Henry Bowlby (5 goals, 5 assists) and Reilly Walsh (3 goals, 7 assists) have 10 points apiece.

CRIMSON IN GOAL
Senior Merrick Madsen (5-5-1) has a 2.16 goals against average and a .923 save percentage in 11 starts, including three shutouts ... Junior Michael Lackey (2-1-0) has a 2.70 goals against average and a .918 save percentage in three starts.

FIRST GOALS
Sophomore Max Reisinger and freshman Troy York each picked up their first collegiate goals recently ... Reisinger netted RPI's opening tally at Niagara on October 20, while York potted the eventual game-winner, late in the first period at RIT on October 21 ... York later scored a second.

TWO LEAVE PROGRAM
Freshsman Gavin Payne and Troy York will not return to the Engineers for the spring semester as they pursue other opportunities, according to head coach Dave Smith ... York played in 16 games for RPI this season, collecting three goals and five assists for eight points ... He had two power play tallies and one game-winner, earn ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week on October 24 ... In eight ECAC Hockey contests, he had three assists for three points ... Payne appeared in two contests for the Engineers. He made is collegiate debut in RPI's 1-0 overtime loss to then-No.4 Notre Dame on November 18, while also suiting up against then-No. 3 Clarkson in a 2-0 defeat at the 2017 Friendship Four in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

MARSHALL RECENTLY
In his last nine starts, freshman netminder Linden Marshall has posted a 3.23 goals against average and a .901 save percentage ... He has a 1-7-0 record, with those games coming against No. 4 Notre Dame, No. 5 Clarkson, Maine and No. 13 New Hampshire.

SHUTOUT STREAK
Harvard has gone 142:53 without a goal at the Houston Field House, dating back to November 7, 2014 ... Luke Esposito's tally at 1:07 of the third period has been followed by back-to-back shutouts ... Jason Kasdorf stopped all 43 shots he faced in a 0-0 tie on December 5, 2015, before Chase Perry turned in a 41-save shutout on January 13, 2017.S

AUTISM AWARENESS
Rensselaer will host its sixth annual Autism Awareness Game on January 12 at the Houston Field House, when the Engineers take on St. Lawrence at 7pm ... The night will including the elimination of flashing lights and lower volumes inside the arena.