M2 Saint Anselm College took the lead against M2 Merrimack College in the first period and maintained it until the end of the game to secure a tight 3-1 victory.

M2 Saint Anselm College was led by goalie Andrew Robbins, who finished with 45 saves while allowing one goal. Robbins managed to improve on his goals against average, which stood at 2.68 prior to the game.

M2 Saint Anselm College was sparked by Sam Buran, who racked up one goal. Buran scored 11:56 into the first period to make the score 2-0 M2 Saint Anselm College. Jonathan Palmer provided the assist.

M2 Saint Anselm College excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances. M2 Saint Anselm College's offense was clicking better than usual and put 30 shots on goal during the game, better than the 0.6 shots per game it averages.

M2 Saint Anselm College also got a goal from Thomas Murphy as well. Other players who recorded assists for M2 Saint Anselm College were Joseph Geraghty and Jonathan Sheedy, who each chipped in one.

M2 Merrimack College managed to stay out of the box better than usual, totaling one minor for two minutes in penalty time. M2 Merrimack College wound up below its season average of 11.0 penalty minutes per game. M2 Merrimack College was held below its usual level of production. M2 Merrimack College puts an average of 3.5 pucks into the net per game. M2 Saint Anselm College was unable to stop M2 Merrimack College from sending pucks towards the net, and M2 Merrimack College eventually piled up 46 shots on goal.

M2 Merrimack College was led by Sean Keenan, who scored the team's only goal. Keenan scored 4:43 into the second period to make the score 2-1 M2 Saint Anselm College. Anthony Antonetti picked up the assist.

M2 Saint Anselm College incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Matt Beliveau recorded 27 saves for M2 Merrimack College.