| | March 7, 1978 | Providence (--) |
| | ECAC Quarterfinal | Cornell (20-6-1) |
| | Ithaca |
| | Providence | 1 3 4 - 8 |
| | Cornell | 1 4 0 - 5 |
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| | Period | 1 |
| | 02:35 | Cor | Kevin Fullan (unassisted) |
| | 06:20 | Prv | Byers (Stasiuk, Martin) |
| |
| | Period | 2 |
| | 02:33 | Prv | O'Neill (Whisler, Sullivan) |
| | 05:45 | Prv | Sullivan (Roberts, O'Neill) |
| | 08:54 | Cor | George Cornell (Kevin Fullan, Rick Box) |
| | 09:47 | Cor | Karl Habib (Brian Marrett, Jim Gibson) |
| | 12:42 | Cor | pp | Brock Tredway (Lance Nethery, Dave Ambrosia) |
| | 16:50 | Prv | pp | Wilson (O'Neill, Byers) |
| | 17:42 | Cor | John Stornik (Dave Mitchell, Peter Shier) |
| |
| | Period | 3 |
| | 04:35 | Prv | O'Neill (Sullivan, Whisler) |
| | 08:18 | Prv | pp | O'Neill (Bauer, Doznseif) |
| | 18:13 | Prv | Whisler (Sullivan) |
| | 19:08 | Prv | Whiusler (Bauer, Wilson) | en |
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| | Saves |
| | Cor | L | Steve Napier | 59:00 | 17 | x | 24 |
| | Prv | W | Milner | 60:00 | 47 | x | 52 |