| | March 13, 1998 | Cornell (14-14-2) |
| | ECAC First Round Game | RPI (--) |
| | Troy |
| | Cornell | 1 2 2 - 5 |
| | RPI | 0 2 2 - 4 |
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| | Period | 1 |
| | 03:15 | Cor | Doug Stienstra (Darren Tymchyshyn, Keith Peach) |
| |
| | Period | 2 |
| | 06:01 | RPI | Brad Tapper (Riva) |
| | 07:12 | Cor | pp | Ryan Moynihan (Kyle Knopp, Jason Dailey) |
| | 16:25 | Cor | pp | Jeff Oates (Ryan Moynihan, Jason Dailey) |
| | 18:48 | RPI | pp | Brad Tapper (Gardiner, Bryan Tapper) |
| |
| | Period | 3 |
| | 02:18 | RPI | Bryan Tapper (Brownlee, Caley) |
| | 06:52 | Cor | Jeff Oates (Jeff Burgoyne) |
| | 16:31 | RPI | Brad Tapper (Aldous, Brownlee) |
| | 16:48 | Cor | Darren Tymchyshyn (Doug Stienstra, Keith Peach) |
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| | Saves |
| | Cor | W | Jason Elliott | 60:00 | 34 | x | 38 |
| | RPI | L | Prekaski | 59:12 | 23 | x | 28 |