| | February 14, 1997 | Harvard (8-14-2, 7-8-2) |
| | ECAC RS Game | Cornell (14-6-4, 11-4-2) |
| | Ithaca |
| | Harvard | 0 0 1 - 1 |
| | Cornell | 1 1 0 - 2 |
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| | Period | 1 |
| | 17:53 | Cor | Kyle Knopp (Steve Wilson, Matt Cooney) |
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| | Period | 2 |
| | 18:35 | Cor | Matt Cooney (Vinnie Auger, Jason Dailey) |
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| | Period | 3 |
| | 07:11 | Hvd | Halfknight (Scorsune, Adams) |
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| | Saves |
| | Cor | W | Jason Elliott | 60:00 | 28 | x | 29 |
| | Hvd | L | Prestifilippo | 58:58 | 27 | x | 29 |