After narrowly losing to another amateur club, Harvard got a leg up on Yale with a 3–2 overtime win, then followed that with a defeat of Princeton the following week.

After keeping its intercollegiate record unblemished, Harvard had two chances to defeat its conference rivals and would need them when Yale evened the series with their own 3–2 win.

The two titans fought a defensive battle with Yale utilizing a similar form of line change as the Crimson.

The gambit allowed the Bulldogs' top players to keep up with Harvard long into the night and, after regulation ended without a goal, overtime was required.

[4] Harvard won their final game of the season, narrowly defeating Princeton, to finish in second place in the Triangular League.