The M1 Rochester College Warriors tried their best to erase a three-goal deficit, but the M1 Canisius College Golden Griffins would not be denied the victory and hung on to win, 8-6.

M1 Canisius College made the score 8-5 on a goal by Jesse Caulkins at 16:36 in the third period, and M1 Rochester College got as close as 8-6 when Brock Malatches scored 16:55 into the third period.

With three goals and three assists between them, Michael Mangone and Stan Pawlow teamed up to power the Golden Griffins' offense. Mangone had two goals and Pawlow also added one goal and three assists.

M1 Canisius College's goal total was higher than its season average. This season, the Golden Griffins average 4.5 goals per contest. The defensemen of M1 Canisius College were also effective in the Warriors' zone, and came away with two goals. The Golden Griffins' offense was clicking better than usual and put 36 shots on goal during the game, better than the 0.6 shots per game they average.

M1 Canisius College additionally got points from Pawlow, who also tallied one goal and three assists to lead the team in points, Andrew Ferrentino, who also registered one goal and one assist, and Caulkins, who also tallied one goal and one assist. M1 Canisius College also had goals scored by Austin Casselberry, Matthew Muszynski, and Chad Loughran, who each put in one. More assists for M1 Canisius College came via Jess Hackett, who had two and Angelo Sarro, Patrick Hurtubise, Nathan Smith, and Matthew Madden, who each chipped in one.

M1 Rochester College racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with eight minors and one major for 41 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 20.0 minutes per game the Warriors had been spending in the box. M1 Canisius College was unable to stop M1 Rochester College from sending pucks towards the net, and the Warriors eventually piled up 41 shots on goal. M1 Rochester College found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. The Warriors average 3.9 goals per game.

M1 Rochester College also got points from Spencer Ashby, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Others who scored for M1 Rochester College included Joey Giordano, who had two and Josh Foster and George Holt, who each put in one. In addition, M1 Rochester College received assists from Brian Fonseca, Nicholas Beaune, Joshua Botimer, and Kyle Truscott, who contributed one each and Matt Kadolph and Doug Lindensmith, who each chipped in two.

The Golden Griffins' Hiroyasu Takahashi stopped 35 shots out of the 41 that he faced. M1 Canisius College incurred 22 minutes in penalty time with six minors. The Golden Griffins ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Ferrentino was ejected from the game. Brenden Kruckenberg rejected 28 shots on goal for M1 Rochester College. The Warriors registered one goal on six power play opportunities. For M1 Rochester College, Kadolph and Joe Swenson were ejected from the contest.