M3-Southern Connecticut State had a five-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to an 8-1 win over M3-Richard Stockton College.

M3-Southern Connecticut State was led by goalie Shayne OBrien, who finished with 33 saves while allowing one goal. The solid play of OBrien will be reflected in his goals against average, which pre-game was 3.19.

Matthew Dostie was all over the ice for M3-Southern Connecticut State, as he tallied two goals and two assists in the win. Dostie scored the first of his two goals short handed at 13:52 into the second period to make the score 5-1 M3-Southern Connecticut State. M3-Southern Connecticut State was on a disadvantage when Blake Biancamano went off the ice for head-butting. Scott Casley provided the assist. Dostie's next tally short handed made the score 7-1 M3-Southern Connecticut State with 13:51 left in the third period. Justin Kenny picked up the assist.

M3-Southern Connecticut State forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up 10 minors and one major for 35 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 16.0 minutes per game M3-Southern Connecticut State had been spending in the box. M3-Southern Connecticut State struggled to put together a cohesive attack and finished with a mere eight shots over the course of the game. However, M3-Southern Connecticut State finished with more shots in the game than the 4.3 per game it averages. M3-Southern Connecticut State bested its season scoring average. This season, M3-Southern Connecticut State averages 5.0 goals per contest.

M3-Southern Connecticut State additionally got points from Tom Brunski, who also grabbed one goal and one assist and Brian Flanagan, who also racked up one goal and one assist. M3-Southern Connecticut State also got a goal from William Reilly as well. Other players who recorded assists for M3-Southern Connecticut State were Jake Crowe, Nicholas Johnson, and Vinnie Nguyen, who each chipped in one.

M3-Richard Stockton College excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances. M3-Richard Stockton College's offense operated below its season average. M3-Richard Stockton College averages 3.7 goals per game. M3-Richard Stockton College's offense rang up 34 shots on M3-Southern Connecticut State's net.

M3-Southern Connecticut State ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Biancamano was ejected from the game. M3-Richard Stockton College incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.