| | March 16, 1996 | Harvard (13-20-1) |
| | ECAC Championship | Cornell (21-8-4) |
| | Lake Placid |
| | Harvard | 1 0 0 - 1 |
| | Cornell | 1 1 0 - 2 |
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| | Period | 1 |
| | 00:36 | Hvd | Holmes (Nielsen) |
| | 10:05 | Cor | Matt Cooney (Jeff Burgoyne, Brad Chartrand) |
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| | Period | 2 |
| | 02:06 | Cor | Mike Sancimino (Tony Bergin, Andre Doll) |
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| | Saves |
| | Cor | W | Jason Elliott | 60:00 | 25 | x | 26 |
| | Hvd | L | Tracy | 59:00 | 29 | x | 31 |