M2 Marist College had a two-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 4-1 win over M2 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

M2 Marist College's Matthew Atwell was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 30 saves and let only one puck past him. Atwell certainly lowered his goals against average, which was 1.5 entering the contest.

M2 Marist College was paced by Sean Blaine, who registered one goal and one assist. Blaine scored 8:14 into the second period to make the score 2-0 M2 Marist College. Connor Ditomaso picked up the assist.

M2 Marist College excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in five chances. The defensemen of M2 Marist College were also effective in M2 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's zone, and came away with two goals.

M2 Marist College also got points from Brett Kaiser, who also had one goal and one assist. Others who scored for M2 Marist College included Daniel Roberts and Trevor Larkin, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for M2 Marist College were Conor Race, who had one and Anthony Farrar, who had two.

M2 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up six minors and one major for 27 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 17.0 minutes per game M2 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute had been spending in the box. M2 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute forced M2 Marist College goalie Atwell to work between the pipes, taking 31 shots.

M2 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute was led by Ryan Streger, who scored the team's only goal. Streger scored 19:34 into the second period to make the score 2-1 M2 Marist College. Sam Mannion assisted on the tally.

M2 Marist College totaled 33 minutes in penalty time with four minors and one major and went 1-for-7 on the power play. M2 Marist College ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Justin Genga was ejected from the game. Liam Mcbain made 22 saves for M2 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on 26 shots. For M2 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Adam Hennick was ejected from the game.