The M1 Canisius College Golden Griffins beat the M1 Cortland State University of NY Red Dragons, 4-2, in a contest where the winning goal was scored in the first period but the game remained close throughout.

The Golden Griffins were led by Muszynski, who had one goal.

In a losing effort, M1 Cortland State University of NY was paced by Joshua Graser, who registered two goals. Graser scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 29 seconds into the first period to make the score 1-0 M1 Cortland State University of NY. Daniel Nelson picked up the assist. Graser's next tally on the power play made the score 2-1 M1 Cortland State University of NY with 9:59 left in the first period. Anthony Belfiore provided the assist.

M1 Canisius College did not challenge the opposing goalie, firing only 13 shots on net to force nine saves. However, the Golden Griffins ripped more shots in the game than the 0.6 per game they average. M1 Canisius College managed to stay out of the box better than usual, racking up one minor for two minutes in penalty time. The Golden Griffins finished below its season average of 16.0 penalty minutes per game.

M1 Canisius College additionally got points from Chad Loughran, who also racked up one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. M1 Canisius College also had goals scored by Austin Casselberry and Michael Mangone, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for M1 Canisius College were Stan Pawlow, who had two and Connor Haseley, Nathan Smith, and Jess Hackett, who contributed one each.

The Red Dragons struggled to put together a cohesive attack and finished with a mere 14 shots over the course of the game. Still, the total topped M1 Cortland State University of NY's average of 0.2 per game this year. The Red Dragons did not reach the goal total they have come to expect this season. M1 Cortland State University of NY puts an average of 5.0 pucks into the net per game.

In addition, M1 Cortland State University of NY received assists from Kyle Lancto, who had one.

M1 Canisius College's Hiroyasu Takahashi stopped 12 shots out of the 14 that he faced. The Golden Griffins registered zero goals on zero power play opportunities. The Red Dragons' starting goalie, Arthur Haase, made five saves and finished with the loss before he was taken out in favor of Benjamin Hobbs, who stopped four shots. M1 Cortland State University of NY avoided the penalty box for the entire game and scored one goal off of one power plays.