Florida Junior Blades' Chaise Howard scored 3:54 into overtime to beat the Connecticut Oilers, 4-3 (OT).

Howard had two goals to lead Florida Junior Blades to victory.

Florida Junior Blades also got points from Joshua Koerner, who also tallied two goals and one assist to lead the team in points. In addition, Florida Junior Blades received assists from Jacob Leonard and Matthew Salera, who each chipped in one.

Connecticut excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in five chances.

The Oilers were helped by santello, who grabbed one goal. Santello scored 22:56 into the second period to make the score 3-3. Widmar provided the assist. Connecticut additionally got points from widmar, who also finished with one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Connecticut also got a goal from hefter as well. Other players who recorded assists for Connecticut were Erik Nergaard, David Landau, and Adam Luchak, who contributed one a piece.

Eric Sugrue rejected 17 shots on goal for Florida Junior Blades. Florida Junior Blades incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Gryphon Richardson recorded 19 saves for Connecticut. The Oilers incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.