The Missouri Mavericks tried to dig themselves out of a four-goal hole, but the St. Charles Chill held on for a 5-3 victory.

A goal by Jordan Fox put St. Charles up 5-1 in the third period, but Missouri pulled to within two on Trevor Kell's tally 19:43 into the third period.

The Mavericks' eight penalties came back to haunt them, as Missouri let up four goals while on the penalty kill.

The Chill excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances. St. Charles bested its season scoring average. The Chill average 2.8 goals per game. St. Charles' defensemen played well offensively, producing three goals while racking up 16 shots. The Chill put 36 shots on net during the contest, more than the 23.1 they average per game.

St. Charles additionally got points from Martin Hlinka, who also racked up one goal and one assist and Kyle OKane, who also registered one goal and one assist. St. Charles also got a goal from Steve Makway as well. In addition, St. Charles received assists from Tony DeHart and Anthony Perdicaro, who contributed one a piece and Dan Weiss, Andrew Conboy, and Steve Anthony, who each chipped in two.

The Mavericks forced their penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up six minors and two majors for 32 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 19.0 minutes per game Missouri had been spending in the box. The Mavericks gave up more goals than its normal season average. Missouri is averaging 2.4 goals against for the season. With 35 shots on target during the contest, the Mavericks exceeded the 28.4 shots they average per game this year.

Missouri was led by Sebastien Thinel, who finished with one goal and one assist. Thinel scored 9:48 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Missouri. Eric Castonguay assisted on the tally. Missouri also got points from Castonguay, who also had one goal and one assist. More assists for Missouri came via Anders Franzon, Obi Aduba, and Saverio Posa, who contributed one a piece.

Robert Moss made 32 saves for St. Charles on 35 shots. The Chill ended with 15 minutes in penalty time with five minors and one major. Shane Owen rejected 31 shots on goal for the Mavericks. For Missouri, Colten Hayes was ejected from the game.