In a game where neither team could get a cushion, Oakland Jr Grizzlies (mm) escaped with a 3-2 victory over Chicago Fury (mm).

No lead was more than one goal during the contest, and the winning goal was scored by Michael Burkhard at 16:03 of the third period.

Oakland Jr Grizzlies (mm) was paced by Burkhard, who registered one goal.

Oakland Jr Grizzlies (mm) found itself short handed often, totaling 24 penalty minutes and allowing five power plays.

Ben Mansky also scored for Oakland Jr Grizzlies (mm). Other players who recorded assists for Oakland Jr Grizzlies (mm) were Jalen Smerek, Dmitri Litvinov, Matthew Sherman, and David Tomasek, who contributed one a piece.

Chicago Fury (mm) excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in six chances. Chicago Fury (mm)'s offense rang up 38 shots on Oakland Jr Grizzlies (mm)'s net.

Chicago Fury (mm) was helped by Trevor Jestadt, who had one goal. Jestadt scored 56 seconds into the second period to make the score 1-0 Chicago Fury (mm). Tycho Falk provided the assist. Chicago Fury (mm) also got a goal from Jake Slaker as well. More assists for Chicago Fury (mm) came via Jacob Werner, who had one.

David Ovsjannikov recorded 36 saves for Oakland Jr Grizzlies (mm). Matt Jurusik made 23 saves for Chicago Fury (mm) on 26 shots. Chicago Fury (mm) incurred 26 minutes in penalty time with eight minors.