| | February 22, 1997 | Cornell (16-7-4, 13-5-2) |
| | ECAC RS Game | RPI (16-10-4, 11-6-3) |
| | Troy |
| | Cornell | 0 2 3 - 5 |
| | RPI | 1 1 0 - 2 |
| |
| | Period | 1 |
| | 07:06 | RPI | Gardiner (Murphy, Laing) |
| |
| | Period | 2 |
| | 02:27 | Cor | Knopp (Moynihan, C. Wilson) |
| | 15:48 | Cor | pp | Stienstra (Dailey, Burgoyne) |
| | 19:34 | RPI | Riva (Gardiner, Battaglia) |
| |
| | Period | 3 |
| | 05:01 | Cor | Kendall (unassisted) |
| | 06:00 | Cor | pp | Dailey (Stienstra, Burgoyne) |
| | 07:31 | Cor | Knopp (Rutter) |
| |
| | Saves |
| | Cor | W | Elliott | 60:00 | 28 | x | 30 |
| | RPI | L | Laing | 60:00 | 41 | x | 46 |