| | November 9, 1996 | Cornell (2-0-0, 2-0-0) |
| | ECAC RS Game | Harvard (1-2-0, 1-2-0) |
| | Cambridge |
| | Cornell | 1 1 1 - 3 |
| | Harvard | 1 0 1 - 2 |
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| | Period | 1 |
| | 00:13 | Hvd | Millar (Craigen, Oberman) |
| | 15:06 | Cor | pp | Darren Tymchyshyn (Vinnie Auger, Kyle Knopp) |
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| | Period | 2 |
| | 08:59 | Cor | Chad Wilson (Mike Rutter, Rick Sacchetti) |
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| | Period | 3 |
| | 14:59 | Cor | Mike Rutter (Ryan Moynihan) |
| | 19:45 | Hvd | Craigen (MacDonald) |
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| | Saves |
| | Cor | W | Jason Elliott | 60:00 | 37 | x | 39 |
| | Hvd | L | Prestifilippo | 58:52 | 27 | x | 30 |