In a game where neither team could get a cushion, the Knoxville Ice Bears escaped with a 3-2 victory over the Huntsville Havoc.

Knoxville gained the winning advantage on a goal by Lucas Van Natter 5:26 into the third period and hung on until final buzzer.

The Ice Bears were led by Van Natter, who had one goal.

Knoxville's offense was clicking better than usual and put 36 shots on goal during the game, better than the 19.6 shots per game it averages.

Others who scored for Knoxville included Berkley Scott and Peter Neal, who scored one goal each. More assists for Knoxville came via Robbie Donahoe, Jason Price, Corey Fulton, Brett Valliquette, Eric Satim, and Mike Henderson, who contributed one each.

Huntsville put 29 shots on net during the contest, more than the 25.8 it averages per game.

The Havoc were led by Frank Schumacher, who finished with one goal and one assist. Schumacher scored 19:22 into the first period to make the score 2-1 Huntsville. Mark Anthoine picked up the assist. Stuart Stefan also scored for Huntsville. Other players who recorded assists for Huntsville were Matt Viola and Nick Wheeler, who each chipped in one.

The Ice Bears' Bryan Hince stopped 27 shots out of the 29 that he faced. Knoxville incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Kevin Genoe recorded 33 saves for Huntsville. The Havoc incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors.