| | March 22, 1986 | Cornell (21-7-4) |
| | NCAA Quarterfinal | #1 | | Denver (34-11-1) |
| | Denver |
| | Cornell | 3 1 0 - 4 |
| | Denver | 0 2 1 - 3 |
| |
| | Period | 1 |
| | 15:39 | Cor | Joe Nieuwendyk (Peter Natyshak) |
| | 16:39 | Cor | Stewart Smith (Keith Howie) |
| | 17:24 | Cor | Joe Nieuwendyk (unassisted) |
| |
| | Period | 2 |
| | 11:14 | Den | Dion (Mathias, Weiss) |
| | 12:17 | Cor | Peter Natyshak (Joe Nieuwendyk, Pete Marcov) |
| | 18:10 | Den | Cristofoli (Onstad, Lamb) |
| |
| | Period | 3 |
| | 10:40 | Den | pp | Hanson (Weiss, Gaume) |
| |
| | Saves |
| | Cor | W | Doug Dadswell | 59:39 | 44 | x | 47 |
| | Den | L | Olson | 60:00 | 22 | x | 26 |