| | February 1, 1997 | Yale (7-13-2, 4-10-1) |
| | ECAC RS Game | Cornell (12-5-4, 9-3-2) |
| | Ithaca |
| | Yale | 0 0 0 - 0 |
| | Cornell | 2 2 1 - 5 |
| |
| | Period | 1 |
| | 08:13 | Cor | pp | Vinnie Auger (Jeff Burgoyne, Kyle Knopp) |
| | 09:09 | Cor | Mike Rutter (unassisted) |
| |
| | Period | 2 |
| | 02:58 | Cor | Frank Kovac (Keith Peach, David Adler) |
| | 09:29 | Cor | Jamie Papp (Steve Wilson, Ryan Smart) |
| |
| | Period | 3 |
| | 14:03 | Cor | Kyle Knopp (Mike Rutter, Ryan Moynihan) |
| |
| | Saves |
| | Cor | W | Jean-Marc Pelletier | 59:57 | 28 | x | 28 |
| | Yale | L | Choquette | 60:00 | 30 | x | 35 |