The Blenheim Blades and the Dresden Kings were evenly matched throughout their contest, but Blenheim made the most of its opportunities and won, 3-2.

No lead was more than one goal during the contest, and the winning goal was scored by Justin Rossignol at 1:38 of the third period.

The Blades were sparked by Rossignol, who finished with one goal.

Blenheim's offense rang up 32 shots on Dresden's net.

Kirk McKillop also scored for Blenheim. In addition, Blenheim received assists from Jordan Durston, Dylan Muzzatti, Pete Mosher, Zack Horvath, Jarrod Oliphant, and Drew Marlatt, who contributed one a piece.

The Kings were helped by Alex Ritchie, who registered one goal. Ritchie scored 9:42 into the second period to make the score 2-2. Josh Clements provided the assist. Dresden also got a goal from Jeff Vanrabaeys as well. Other players who recorded assists for Dresden were Wade Esselman, who had one and Mike Myers, who had two.

Justin Pratt made 21 saves for the Blades on 23 shots. Blenheim incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors. Dresden's Brent Paxton stopped 29 shots out of the 32 that he faced. The Kings incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.