Jonathan Carlson gave Florida Eels a 4-3 (OT) victory over Tampa Bay Juniors when he scored 3:37 into the extra period.

After the loss made the series score 1-0 in the best of three series, Tampa Bay Juniors faces elimination next time out.

Florida Eels came back from a two-goal deficit to capture the victory. Florida Eels was down 2-0 after a goal by Tampa Bay Juniors' Nick Frankich at 14:14 in the first period. Florida Eels knotted things up at 3-3 on a goal by Paul Lochner at 19:17 in the third period.

Carlson had two goals to lead Florida Eels to victory.

Tampa Bay Juniors was unable to stop Florida Eels from sending pucks towards the net, and Florida Eels eventually piled up 44 shots on goal.

Florida Eels also had goals scored by Vasili Malliaras and Alex Sanchez, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for Florida Eels were James Allen, Shilo Vega, Brien Thompson, and Connor Annett, who contributed one a piece.

Tampa Bay Juniors excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in four chances. Tampa Bay Juniors forced Florida Eels goalie Max Kirkwood to work between the pipes, taking 33 shots. Tampa Bay Juniors got an offensive boost from its blueliners, who contributed two goals during the game.

Drake Stimpson also scored for Tampa Bay Juniors. More assists for Tampa Bay Juniors came via Ryan Conery, Tommy Whiteley, Nathaniel Hans, and Nikita Zagryadskiy, who each chipped in one.

Kirkwood recorded 30 saves for Florida Eels. Florida Eels incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Nick Malvin made 40 saves for Tampa Bay Juniors on 44 shots. Tampa Bay Juniors incurred 18 minutes in penalty time with four minors.