Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) pulled out a 5-4 (OT) overtime victory over Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (mm) on a clutch goal by Joseph Cecconi.

Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) overcame a two-goal deficit to capture the victory. Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) fell behind 4-2 after a goal by Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (mm)'s Reed Hirneisen at 9:59 in the third period. Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) tied things up at 4-4 on a power play goal by Cecconi at 14:24 in the third period.

Cecconi had two goals and one assist to lead Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm).

Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) stifled Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (mm)'s power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm)'s offense rang up 35 shots on Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (mm)'s net. Team's forwards weren't the only contributers offensively, and the team's defensemen showcased their scoring touch with two goals.

Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) also got points from Joshua Biasillo, who also racked up one goal and one assist and Owen Green, who also had one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. Matthew Novo also scored for Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm). Other players who recorded assists for Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) were Christopher Berger, Collin Rutherford, Ryan Peters, and Matthew Mazza, who contributed one a piece.

Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (mm) forced Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) goalie Trevor Micucci to work between the pipes, taking 34 shots. Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (mm) was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 28 penalty minutes.

Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (mm) also got a goal from Kyle Rhodes as well. In addition, Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (mm) received assists from Connor Lloyd and Chris DalFarra, who each chipped in one.

Trevor Micucci made 30 saves for Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) on 34 shots. Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors. Zach Hanson recorded 30 saves for Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (mm). Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (mm) registered zero goals on six power play opportunities.