The Huntsville Havoc beat the Pensacola Ice Flyers, 5-3, in a contest where the winning goal was scored in the first period but the game remained close throughout.

The Havoc got the win on the strength of a great game by Stuart Stefan, who had two goals and two assists. Stefan scored the first of his two goals at 13:45 into the third period to make the score 4-2 Huntsville. Lazorko picked up the assist. Stefan's next tally made the score 5-3 Huntsville with two seconds left in the third period. Sam Cannata provided the assist.

The 32 shots that Huntsville put on net surpassed the Havoc's average of 27.1 shots per game this season.

Huntsville additionally got points from Lazorko, who also racked up two goals and one assist. Huntsville also got a goal from Ray Ortiz as well. More assists for Huntsville came via Leland Fidler and Mike Gurtler, who contributed one a piece.

Pensacola excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances. The Ice Flyers relied on a core group of players for most of their offense, as Joshua Turnbull, Joe Caveney and Ryan Salvis took 23 of the team's 45 shots.

Pensacola was led by John Dunbar, who tallied one goal and one assist. Dunbar scored 7:34 into the third period to make the score 3-2 Huntsville. Salvis assisted on the tally. Brett Lutes also scored for Pensacola. Other players who recorded assists for Pensacola were Shaun Arvai, who had two and Malcolm Lyles and Roman Andrejev, who each chipped in one.

Jesse Kallechy rejected 42 shots on goal for Huntsville. The Havoc ended with 15 minutes in penalty time with five minors and one major. Peter Di Salvo made 27 saves for the Ice Flyers on 31 shots. Pensacola totaled 33 minutes in penalty time with four minors and one major and went 2-for-4 on the power play.