The Tulsa Oilers, who led by three goals at one point, survived a comeback attempt by Tulsa and clinched a 5-3 victory.

The Oilers led by three goals at one point and ended with the victory. The largest advantage in the game came when Tulsa's Ryan Menei's scored on the power play at 19:27 in the second period to put the Oilers up 3-0.

Menei was all over the ice for Tulsa, as he had two goals in the win.

The Oilers excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in five chances. Tulsa's goal total was higher than its season average. The Oilers average 2.8 goals per game.

Tulsa also got points from Gary Steffes, who also grabbed one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Tulsa also got a goal from Ryan Barlock as well. Other players who recorded assists for Tulsa were Ben Gordon, who had two and Jeff Buvinow, Drew Fisher, Ryan Cramer, Shane Madolora, and Jason Weeks, who contributed one a piece.

The 32 shots that the Quad City Mallards put on net surpassed Quad City's average of 25.3 shots per game this season.

The Mallards were helped by Mike Hellyer, who racked up one goal. Hellyer scored 2:32 into the third period to make the score 3-3. Mickey Lang picked up the assist. Mike Stinziani also scored for Quad City. In addition, Quad City received assists from Derek Matheson, Brett Robinson, Anthony Perdicaro, and Matt Boyd, who each chipped in one.

Shane Madolora made 29 saves for Tulsa on 32 shots. The Oilers totaled 28 minutes in penalty time with four minors and two majors and went 1-for-5 on the power play. For Tulsa, Fisher was ejected from the game. John Murray rejected 18 shots on goal for Quad City. The Mallards ended with 15 minutes in penalty time with five minors and one major.