The M1 Canisius College Golden Griffins could not stop the M1 Pittsburgh University of Panthers' Daniel Merz, who tallied a hat trick in a 6-2 win.

Merz notched his first tally 17 seconds into the second period. He then added goals at 2:48 into the second and at 1:43 into the third.

M1 Canisius College trailed by one after the first period, but M1 Pittsburgh University of went into the second intermission with a 4-0 lead and never looked back.

With 30 shots on target during the contest, the Panthers exceeded the 1.0 shot they average per game this year.

M1 Pittsburgh University of additionally got points from Ryan Rosato, who also had one goal and one assist and Craig Mazzotta, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Jonathan Kashmere also scored for M1 Pittsburgh University of. Other players who recorded assists for M1 Pittsburgh University of were Derek Lesnak, who had two and Sanders Clark, Cole Snyder, and Rob Schwartz, who each chipped in one.

The Golden Griffins' offense operated below their season average. M1 Canisius College puts an average of 4.1 pucks into the net per game. The Golden Griffins' offense rang up 47 shots on M1 Pittsburgh University of's net. Team's forwards weren't the only contributers offensively, and the team's defensemen showcased their scoring touch with two goals.

M1 Canisius College was led by Matthew Muszynski, who registered two goals. Muszynski scored the first of his two goals at 2:01 into the third period to make the score 5-1 M1 Pittsburgh University of. Brandon Bork assisted on the tally. Muszynski's next tally made the score 6-2 M1 Pittsburgh University of with 9:34 left in the third period. Andrew Ferrentino picked up the assist. More assists for M1 Canisius College came via Jess Hackett, who had one.

Bradford Thornburgh made 45 saves for the Panthers on 47 shots. M1 Pittsburgh University of incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. The Golden Griffins' starting goalie, Hiroyasu Takahashi, made 15 saves and finished with the loss before he was taken out in favor of Alvin Dow, who stopped nine shots. M1 Canisius College incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.