| | March 7, 1997 | Harvard (11-17-3) |
| | ECAC Quarterfinal | Cornell (17-8-5) |
| | Ithaca |
| | Harvard | 1 1 0 0 - 2 |
| | Cornell | 1 0 1 0 - 2 |
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| | Period | 1 |
| | 00:29 | Cor | pp | Jamie Papp (Ryan Smart, Tony Bergin) |
| | 08:54 | Hvd | Chodorow (Philpott) |
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| | Period | 2 |
| | 15:36 | Hvd | Philpott (Moore) |
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| | Period | 3 |
| | 09:34 | Cor | Vinnie Auger (Doug Stienstra, Darren Tymchyshyn) |
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| | Saves |
| | Cor | T | Jason Elliott | 65:00 | 29 | x | 31 |
| | Hvd | T | Prestifillipo | 65:00 | 33 | x | 35 |