Tampa Bay Juniors took the lead against Florida Eels in the first period and maintained it until the end of the game to secure a tight 2-0 victory.

Tampa Bay Juniors evened the best of three series at 1-1 and forced a deciding game three.

Nick Malvin spearheaded the defensive effort for Tampa Bay Juniors, as he did not allow a puck past him and made 61 saves for the shutout. Malvin certainly lowered his goals against average, which was 2.22 entering the contest.

Tampa Bay Juniors was led by Lochner, who had one goal.

Tampa Bay Juniors stifled Florida Eels' power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Tampa Bay Juniors' offense rang up 36 shots on Florida Eels' net.

Tampa Bay Juniors also got a goal from Nikita Zagryadskiy as well. In addition, Tampa Bay Juniors received assists from Nick Reed, Kristian Manthey, and Brenden Rogers, who contributed one a piece.

Florida Eels forced Tampa Bay Juniors goalie Malvin to work between the pipes, taking 61 shots.

Tampa Bay Juniors totaled 25 minutes in penalty time with five minors and one major and went 1-for-4 on the power play. For Tampa Bay Juniors, Alex McCoy was ejected from the game. Florida Eels' Max Kirkwood stopped 34 shots out of the 36 that he faced. Florida Eels incurred 22 minutes in penalty time with six minors.