The Missouri Mavericks climbed out of a two-goal hole to beat the St. Charles Chill, 5-4.

Missouri never led in the game until netting the game winner. The Mavericks fell behind 4-2 after a goal by St. Charles' Tony DeHart at 20 seconds in the third period. Missouri tied things up at 4-4 on a goal by Eric Castonguay at 17:33 in the third period. The Mavericks netted the game winner at 19:50 in the third period on a goal by Castonguay.

Missouri was led by Evan Vossen, who finished with one goal.

The Mavericks excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances. With 31 shots on target during the contest, Missouri exceeded the 27.2 shots it averages per game this year.

Missouri additionally got points from Castonguay, who also registered one goal and one assist and Matt Stephenson, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Missouri included Andrew Courtney and Rob Kleebaum, who each put in one. More assists for Missouri came via Colten Hayes, who had two and Mike Ramsay, John-Scott Dickson, Sebastien Thinel, and Colt King, who contributed one a piece.

The Chill put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow the Mavericks to score on any of their four power plays. St. Charles' offense was clicking better than usual and put 24 shots on goal during the game, better than the 20.7 shots per game it averages. The Chill's defensemen played well offensively, producing two goals while racking up 13 shots.

St. Charles was helped by Jordan Fox, who had one goal. Fox scored short handed 11:26 into the first period to make the score 2-1 St. Charles. The Chill played down a man on Steve Makway's hooking. St. Charles also got points from DeHart, who also tallied one goal and one assist. St. Charles also had goals scored by Anthony Perdicaro and Steve Anthony, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for St. Charles were Kevin Noble, who had one.

Joe Howe made 15 saves before being replaced by Shane Owen, who took the win and made five saves. Missouri ended with 19 minutes in penalty time with two minors and one major. Linus Lundin made 26 saves for St. Charles on 31 shots. The Chill incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.