The New Hampshire Jr Monarchs' Shane Tracy scored 6:14 into overtime to beat Boston Bandits, 5-4 (OT).

The win gave New Hampshire a 1-0 lead in the best of one series.

The Jr Monarchs overcame a three-goal deficit to capture the victory. New Hampshire fell behind 4-1 after a goal by Boston Bandits' Connor Sweeney at 17:37 in the first period. The Jr Monarchs tied things up at 4-4 on a goal by Christopher Moquin at 19:52 in the third period.

Moquin had four goals to lead New Hampshire to victory. Moquin's first goal came 5:34 into the first period. He then added goals at 15:02 into the second and at 19:39 into the third.

New Hampshire additionally got points from Tracy, who also grabbed one goal and two assists. Other players who recorded assists for New Hampshire were Brett Boyer, who had two and Connor Merrick, Brent Beaudoin, and Adriano Mungioli, who contributed one a piece.

Boston Bandits was helped by Raymond Wilson, who finished with one goal. Wilson scored on the power play 13:08 into the first period to make the score 2-1 Boston Bandits. Boston Bandits earned a power play opportunity when James Jamieson was put in the box for roughing. Thomas Daniels picked up the assist. Boston Bandits also got points from Sweeney, who also racked up one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Boston Bandits also got a goal from John Malewicz as well. More assists for Boston Bandits came via Brandon Seal and Aharon Lara, who each chipped in one.

The Jr Monarchs incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors. Boston Bandits totaled 21 minutes in penalty time with three minors and one major and went 1-for-4 on the power play. For Boston Bandits, Colton Hutton was ejected from the game.