The St. Michael-Albertville Knights tried to dig themselves out of a two-goal hole, but the Buffalo Bison held on for a 5-4 victory.

A goal by Hunter Bruhn put Buffalo up 4-2 in the third period, but St. Michael-Albertville pulled to within one on Mike Ryan's tally 9:19 into the third period.

The Bison were sparked by Cale Ehresmann, who grabbed one goal. Ehresmann scored 15:39 into the third period to make the score 5-4 Buffalo. Reed Morehouse assisted on the tally.

Buffalo forced the Knights goalie Matt Borgen to work between the pipes, taking 33 shots. The Bison's goal total was higher than their season average. This season, Buffalo averages 2.2 goals per contest.

Jake Ramsey also scored for Buffalo. More assists for Buffalo came via Joe Hayes, Gunnar Goodmanson, Justin Laven, and Jack Patnode, who each chipped in one.

St. Michael-Albertville's offense rang up 41 shots on the Bison's net.

The Knights were helped by Tyler Hayes, who finished with one goal. Hayes scored 5:53 into the first period to make the score 1-0 St. Michael-Albertville. Matt Kisch picked up the assist. St. Michael-Albertville also got points from David Anderson, who also registered one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. St. Michael-Albertville also got a goal from Zac Borgen as well. In addition, St. Michael-Albertville received assists from Tanner Starr, Nate Fischbach, and Jon Gibbs, who contributed one a piece.

Tim Harkness made 37 saves for Buffalo on 41 shots. The Bison incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors. St. Michael-Albertville's Borgen stopped 28 shots out of the 33 that he faced. The Knights incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.