Following a great December that saw St. John’s climb to second place in the North Division, the team was back at in the new year against the Albany Devils. After an average month by his standards, Charlie Lindgren was between the pipes for the IceCaps, while across from him was Ken Appleby.
Unfortunately for the IceCaps their new year did not get off to a great start, as Carter Camper would open the scoring in under two minutes for Albany. Lindgren responded by shutting down the Devils for the remainder of the period, facing nine total shots. Despite the early deficit the IceCaps had the better chances of the period, with both Stefan Matteau and Sven Andrighetto being turned away on breakaway chances.