Friday night's matchup was a toe to toe battle. Canisus drew first blood a mere four minutes into the game as Marc Bouffard slipped a shot past Charger netminder Adam MacLean. In what was foreshadowing of things to come, freshman Craig Bushey knotted things up at one in the 15th minute of the first period with assistance from fellow rookies Keith Rowe and Jared Ross. The Griffs answered back with two goals of their own in the second frame before the Charger offense got back on track with Jason Tinwick pulling UAH back within one at 3-2. Gerald Overton tied the game at three from a pass from Tyler Butler getting a shot by Canisius goaltender Sean Weaver with 12:12 remaining in the second frame.

With the slate wiped clean on the scoreboard the UAH offense kicked things into overdrive as Jason Hawes put the Chargers up 4-3 with an assist by Ryan Leasa. The freshman trio added the Chargers an insurance measure in the 17th minute of the second period as Ross put the blue and white up 5-3 with assistance from Rowe and Bushey. That goal would be the game winner, as the Griffs' Rob Martin tightened things up with a third period goal.

MacLean turned away 35 Golden Griffin shots in the series-opening match for the Chargers.

The game on Saturday night was a tale of three periods. The first period saw the Golden Griffins take a 4-2 lead in the game despite being outshot 15-12 in the frame. The second period was all Canisius as the Griffs scored five goals and outshot UAH 18-3. The Chargers finally woke up in the third period and played some hockey outshooting Canisius 17-5 in the final stanza but the blue and white could manage only one goal scored by the rookie line with Rowe netting the goal and Bushey and Ross assisting. The nine goals allowed by the Charger defense were the most since a 9-3 loss against Mercyhurst in 1993 on UAH's home ice.

Game 1 Boxscore
Game 2 Boxscore