Ranger Beguelin stood on his head and made 27 saves to lead M2 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institut to a 2-1 victory over M2 Marist College.

M2 Marist College's power play was ineffective against M2 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institut's penalty kill, which allowed zero goals while shorthanded.

M2 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institut was sparked by Tanner Richardson, who registered one goal. Richardson scored on the power play 13:13 into the second period to make the score 2-1 M2 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institut. M2 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institut had gained a power play chance when Michael Donato was whistled for interference. Teodoro Camadella picked up the assist.

M2 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institut stifled M2 Marist College's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. M2 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institut found itself short handed often, totaling 20 penalty minutes and allowing eight power plays.

M2 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institut additionally got points from Camadella, who also had one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Other players who recorded assists for M2 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institut were Kyle DeVault and Josh Huett, who each chipped in one.

M2 Marist College forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up seven minors and one major for 19 minutes in penalty time. M2 Marist College had been averaging 17.0 minutes in penalties per game.

M2 Marist College was led by Andy Vovk, who scored the team's only goal. Vovk scored 1:00 into the first period to make the score 1-0 M2 Marist College.

M2 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institut registered one goal on five power play opportunities. Justin Larkin made 22 saves for M2 Marist College on 24 shots.