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The two will face-off next Monday at TD Garden (Photo: Rich Gagnon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It has been a long road for the Beanpot&#8217;s two largest underdogs &#8211; Harvard and Northeastern &#8211; but for the first time in the 71-year history of the tournament the two teams with the most difficult history &#8211; Harvard and Northeastern &#8211; will play for a championship.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Coronato scored twice for Harvard but Marek Hejduk netted his second goal of the game with 1.5 seconds remaining in overtime as the Crimson defeated Boston College, 4-3.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HARVARD WINS IT WITH 1.5 SECONDS TO GO!!!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HarvardMHockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HarvardMHockey<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hockey_east?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@hockey_east<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4DVFzD6gt3\">pic.twitter.com\/4DVFzD6gt3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NESN (@NESN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NESN\/status\/1622763230463508481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The victory spoiled a late comeback from the Eagles where Nikita Nesterenko scored with 3:41 remaining and Cutter Gauthier added an extra-attacker goal with 1:31 left.<\/p>\n<p>In the nightcap, Northeastern dominated, taking a 2-0 lead on goals by Aidan McDonough, his 18th, and Jakov Novak.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Don&#39;t let the &#39;Skies get hot. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HowlinHuskies?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HowlinHuskies<\/a> | \ud83d\udcfa <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NESN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NESN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f2ZT0JSMA8\">pic.twitter.com\/f2ZT0JSMA8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Northeastern Men\u2019s Hockey (@GoNUmhockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoNUmhockey\/status\/1622787525159923713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Though Matt Brown answered for BU with 1:51 remaining, Hunter McDonald sealed the victory, a 3-1 win, with an empty net goal.<\/p>\n<p>Harvard and Northeastern will meet in the title game for the first time in the tournament&#8217;s 71-year history. Harvard has won the tournament 11 times, most recently in 2017. Northeastern has won the event seven times but most recently had a three-peat from 2018 \u00a0through 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both Harvard and Northeastern advanced to the 2023 Beanpot final for the first time in the tournament&#8217;s history. 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