Three periods of regulation and an overtime session were not enough to settle matters as xSoo Firehawks defeated xAlpena Street Cats in a shootout 4-3 (2-1 SO).

The shootout featured 12 attempts between both teams. xAlpena Street Cats got a shootout goal from Andrei Kiselev. xSoo Firehawks' other shootout goal was scored by Cody Anderson.

xSoo Firehawks was led by Nate Fitzpatrick, who grabbed one goal and one assist. Fitzpatrick scored 11:56 into the first period to make the score 1-0 xSoo Firehawks. Tyler Jones assisted on the tally.

xSoo Firehawks was paced by Fitzpatrick, who finished with one goal and one assist.

xSoo Firehawks excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances. xSoo Firehawks forced xAlpena Street Cats goalie Keegan McGraw to work between the pipes, taking 32 shots.

Others who scored for xSoo Firehawks included Ryan Marshall and Kevin Killips, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for xSoo Firehawks were Justin Garton, who had one.

xAlpena Street Cats was held below its usual level of production. xAlpena Street Cats averages 5.4 goals per game. xAlpena Street Cats kept xSoo Firehawks' goalie busy throughout the game, and Anthony Benvenuti made 33 saves on 36 shots.

xAlpena Street Cats was helped by Vladislav Khasanov, who racked up two goals. Khasanov scored the first of his two goals at 17:59 into the second period to make the score 2-2. Georgy Aksenov provided the assist. Khasanov's next tally made the score 3-3 with 12:51 left in the third period. Savelii Skurikhin picked up the assist. xAlpena Street Cats also got points from Skurikhin, who also tallied one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. More assists for xAlpena Street Cats came via Anton Shtykov, who had one and Konstantin Khramov, who had two.

xSoo Firehawks incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors and had no power play opportunities. xAlpena Street Cats' McGraw stopped 28 shots out of the 31 that he faced.