The M1 Canisius College Golden Griffins tried their best to erase a two-goal deficit, but the M1 Cortland State University of NY Red Dragons would not be denied the victory and hung on to win, 4-3.

M1 Cortland State University of NY made the score 4-2 on a goal by Joshua Graser at 49 seconds in the third period, and M1 Canisius College got as close as 4-3 when Chad Loughran scored 4:20 into the third period.

The Golden Griffins' power play was ineffective against the Red Dragons' penalty kill, which allowed zero goals while shorthanded.

M1 Cortland State University of NY's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on seven M1 Canisius College power plays. The Red Dragons' offense was clicking better than usual and put 46 shots on goal during the game, better than the 0.2 shots per game they average.

M1 Cortland State University of NY additionally got points from Danny Maniccia, who also registered one goal and one assist and Michael Gioia, who also had one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. M1 Cortland State University of NY also got a goal from Nathan Woznak as well. More assists for M1 Cortland State University of NY came via Kyle Lancto, Matthew Dempsey, and Michael Whelan, who contributed one each.

M1 Canisius College forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up six minors and one major for 37 minutes in penalty time. The Golden Griffins surpassed its season average of 18.0 penalty minutes per game. M1 Canisius College excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in eight chances. By firing 25 shots on goal, the Golden Griffins exceeded the 0.5 shots they average per game this year. M1 Canisius College's defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in two goals.

Others who scored for M1 Canisius College included Stan Pawlow and Steve Gentner, who each put in one. In addition, M1 Canisius College received assists from Dimitrios Gogos and Jess Hackett, who each chipped in one.

Elliott Messmer made 22 saves for M1 Cortland State University of NY on 25 shots. The Red Dragons incurred 16 minutes in penalty time with eight minors. Craig Cercone recorded 42 saves for the Golden Griffins. M1 Canisius College ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Gentner was ejected from the game.