| | March 19, 1998 | Princeton (--) |
| | ECAC Play-in Game | Cornell (15-16-2) |
| | Lake Placid |
| | Princeton | 2 2 2 - 6 |
| | Cornell | 1 1 0 - 2 |
| |
| | Period | 1 |
| | 10:30 | Prn | Apps (unassisted) |
| | 14:41 | Prn | pp | Halpern (Masters, Shirreffs) |
| | 19:25 | Cor | Jeff Oates (Larry Pierce, Frank Kovac) |
| |
| | Period | 2 |
| | 10:08 | Cor | Darren Tymchyshyn (Doug Stienstra, Tyler Sutherland) |
| | 10:24 | Prn | Masters (Hegland, Zavodny) |
| | 19:43 | Prn | Acosta (Masters) |
| |
| | Period | 3 |
| | 18:25 | Prn | Masters (unassisted) | en |
| | 19:42 | Prn | Corrinet (unassisted) | en |
| |
| | Saves |
| | Cor | L | Jason Elliott | 58:35 | 21 | x | 25 |
| | Prn | W | Saltarelli | 60:00 | 16 | x | 18 |