Doug Reid lifted the Knoxville Ice Bears Ice Bears to a 4-2 victory with a hat trick against the Columbus Cottonmouths Cottonmouths.

Knoxville Ice Bears forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up seven minors and three majors for 29 minutes in penalty time. The Ice Bears had been averaging 19.0 minutes in penalties per game. Knoxville Ice Bears' penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on four Columbus Cottonmouths power plays. The Ice Bears' offense rang up 38 shots on Columbus Cottonmouths' net.

Knoxville Ice Bears additionally got points from Dennis Sicard, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Other players who recorded assists for Knoxville Ice Bears were Bo Driscoll, Brad Pawlowski, Shawn Skelly, Jason Price, and Zack LaRue, who contributed one each.

The Cottonmouths forced Knoxville Ice Bears goalie Bryan Hince to work between the pipes, taking 36 shots. Columbus Cottonmouths' offense was helped by the efforts of its defensemen, who managed to put 15 shots on net during the game.

The Cottonmouths were helped by Tyler Henry, who tallied one goal. Henry scored 2:01 into the third period to make the score 2-2. Shawn Bates picked up the assist. Louis Belisle also scored for Columbus Cottonmouths. In addition, Columbus Cottonmouths received assists from Ben OQuinn, Chris Rial, and Rusty Hafner, who each chipped in one.

Bryan Hince made 34 saves for the Ice Bears on 36 shots. Knoxville Ice Bears registered zero goals on one power play opportunities. Joel Danyluk recorded 34 saves for Columbus Cottonmouths. The Cottonmouths ended with 20 minutes in penalty time with five minors and two majors.