| | March 1, 1986 | Cornell (17-6-3, 13-6-2) |
| | ECAC RS Game | RPI (20-9-1, 13-7-1) |
| | Troy |
| | Cornell | 1 2 3 - 7 |
| | RPI | 3 2 1 - 6 |
| |
| | Period | 1 |
| | 01:13 | RPI | DiPronio (Hernberg) |
| | 03:34 | Cor | sh | Canduro (Schafer) |
| | 08:44 | RPI | Townshend (Tiano, Kropp) |
| | 15:25 | RPI | pp | Mansi (Jooris, Dark) |
| |
| | Period | 2 |
| | 01:28 | RPI | pp | Mansi (Jooris, Dark) |
| | 06:10 | Cor | pp | Moeser (Norton, Schafer) |
| | 08:28 | Cor | Crombeen (unassisted) | en |
| | 10:11 | RPI | pp | Hernberg (Dark, Foland) |
| |
| | Period | 3 |
| | 00:40 | Cor | Moeser (Nieuwendyk, Norton) |
| | 01:23 | RPI | Moore (Tiano, Robinson) |
| | 06:42 | Cor | pp | Moeser (Norton, Nieuwendyk) |
| | 17:56 | Cor | Shippel (Norton, Canduro) |
| |
| | Period | 4 |
| | 06:21 | Cor | Natyshak (Nieuwendyk) |
| |
| | Saves |
| | Cor | W | Dadswell | 66:21 | 52 | x | 58 |
| | RPI | L | Jopling | 66:00 | 26 | x | 33 |