The Huntsville Havoc gutted out a close 4-2 win against the Bloomington Thunder.

No lead was more than two goals during the contest, and the winning goal was scored by Paul Kurceba at 3:13 of the third period.

Huntsville was led by Kurceba, who grabbed one goal and one assist.

The Havoc excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in four chances. Huntsville's offense was clicking better than usual and put 36 shots on goal during the game, better than the 28.1 shots per game it averages.

Others who scored for Huntsville included Stuart Stefan, Ben Schoeneberger, and Nick Lazorko, who each put in one. In addition, Huntsville received assists from Leland Fidler, who had two and Justin Cseter and Brock Sawyer, who each chipped in one.

Bloomington was not heavily penalized during the game, and finished with eight minors and one major totalling 21 minutes. The Thunder stayed under their season average of 28.0 penalties minutes per game this season. Bloomington's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on six Huntsville power plays. The Thunder put 27 shots on net during the contest, more than the 20.2 they average per game. Bloomington's offense was helped by the efforts of its defensemen, who managed to put 13 shots on net during the game.

The Thunder were led by Eddie Olyzck, who had one goal and one assist. Olyzck scored 5:07 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Bloomington. Harry Mahesh assisted on the tally. Reid MacLeod also scored for Bloomington. Other players who recorded assists for Bloomington were Curtis Megginson and Burke Gallimore, who contributed one a piece.

The Havoc's Jesse Kallechy stopped 25 shots out of the 27 that he faced. Huntsville ended with 17 minutes in penalty time with six minors and one major. BJ OBrien rejected 32 shots on goal for Bloomington.