xPalm Beach Hawks pulled out a 6-5 (OT) overtime victory over yFlorida Eels on a clutch goal by Brandon Desrosiers.

xPalm Beach Hawks overcame a three-goal deficit to capture the victory. xPalm Beach Hawks fell behind 4-1 after a goal by yFlorida Eels' Bobby Jones at 17:23 in the second period. xPalm Beach Hawks tied things up at 5-5 on a goal by Michael Downing at 14:47 in the third period.

Desrosiers was all over the ice for xPalm Beach Hawks, as he tallied one goal and three assists in the win. Desrosiers scored short handed 2:30 into overtime to make the score 6-5 xPalm Beach Hawks. xPalm Beach Hawks found itself down a man on Brian Engh's too many men. Zachary Biebuyck provided the assist.

xPalm Beach Hawks made yFlorida Eels' netminders to work all game long, ripping 37 shots and forcing 31 saves. Christopher James made 13 stops and Max Kirkwood made 18. Team's forwards weren't the only contributers offensively, and the team's defensemen showcased their scoring touch with two goals. xPalm Beach Hawks could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 18 minutes in penalties during the game.

xPalm Beach Hawks additionally got points from Luke Sunde, who also registered two goals and two assists and Joseph Richardson, who also had one goal and one assist. Others who scored for xPalm Beach Hawks included Justin Anderson and Jesse Norling, who scored one goal each. In addition, xPalm Beach Hawks received assists from Gabe Lampron, Cody Maulsby, and Mark Sunde, who contributed one a piece.

The yFlorida Eels penalty box was a popular destination as the team totaled seven minors and one major for 29 minutes in penalty time. yFlorida Eels surpassed its season average of 13.0 penalty minutes per game. yFlorida Eels stifled xPalm Beach Hawks' power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. yFlorida Eels' offense rang up 58 shots on xPalm Beach Hawks' net. The defensemen of yFlorida Eels were also effective in xPalm Beach Hawks' zone, and came away with two goals.

yFlorida Eels was helped by Connor Annett, who tallied one goal. Annett scored on the power play 2:54 into the first period to make the score 1-0 yFlorida Eels. A high sticking penalty on Sunde had put yFlorida Eels on the power play. Vasili Malliaras picked up the assist. yFlorida Eels also had goals scored by Cody Rodgers and Daniel Boyd, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for yFlorida Eels were Kenan Ural and Brien Thompson, who each chipped in one and Shilo Vega and Jonathan Carlson, who contributed two a piece.

Zachary Kemble made 53 saves for xPalm Beach Hawks on 58 shots. xPalm Beach Hawks registered zero goals on four power play opportunities. yFlorida Eels registered two goals on six power play opportunities. yFlorida Eels ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Kirkwood was ejected from the game.