Buffalo Jr. Sabres (MM), which led by three goals at one point, survived a comeback attempt by Buffalo Jr. Sabres (MM) and clinched a 6-4 victory.

Buffalo Jr. Sabres (MM) led by three goals at one point and ended with the victory. The largest advantage in the game came when Buffalo Jr. Sabres (MM)'s Cameron Radziwon's scored at 5:07 in the second period to put Buffalo Jr. Sabres (MM) up 3-0.

Roy Davis had two goals and one assist to lead Buffalo Jr. Sabres (MM). Davis scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 15:33 into the third period to make the score 5-4 Buffalo Jr. Sabres (MM). Buffalo Jr. Sabres (MM) had gotten the advantage when Phoenix Jr. Coyotes (MM)'s Adam Kleven was sent off for slashing. Andrew Robinson assisted on the tally. Davis' next tally on the power play made the score 6-4 Buffalo Jr. Sabres (MM) with 2:34 left in the third period.

Buffalo Jr. Sabres (MM) forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up 12 minors and one major for 59 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 18.0 minutes per game Buffalo Jr. Sabres (MM) had been spending in the box. Phoenix Jr. Coyotes (MM) was unable to stop Buffalo Jr. Sabres (MM) from sending pucks towards the net, and Buffalo Jr. Sabres (MM) eventually piled up 46 shots on goal. Buffalo Jr. Sabres (MM) surpassed its usual scoring output this season. This season, Buffalo Jr. Sabres (MM) averages 2.2 goals per contest.

Buffalo Jr. Sabres (MM) additionally got points from Eric Szczecinski, who also registered one goal and one assist and Radziwon, who also had two goals and one assist to lead the team in points. Randy DiNatale also scored for Buffalo Jr. Sabres (MM). In addition, Buffalo Jr. Sabres (MM) received assists from Aaron Reinig, who had two and Patrick Hunter, Brandon Hutchison, and Christian Zimmerman, who each chipped in one.

The Phoenix Jr. Coyotes (MM) penalty box was a popular destination as the team totaled seven minors and two majors for 44 minutes in penalty time. Phoenix Jr. Coyotes (MM) surpassed its season average of 12.0 penalty minutes per game. Phoenix Jr. Coyotes (MM) kept Buffalo Jr. Sabres (MM)'s goalie busy throughout the game, and Matthew Blattenberger made 39 saves on 43 shots. Team could not crack Buffalo Jr. Sabres (MM)'s penalty kill and was held to two power play goals while having 13 opportunities to play with the man advantage.

Phoenix Jr. Coyotes (MM) was led by Wes Fry, who finished with two goals and one assist. Fry scored the first of his two goals at 1:34 into the third period to make the score 3-2 Buffalo Jr. Sabres (MM). Clay Cross picked up the assist. Fry's next tally made the score 3-3 with 10:31 left in the third period. Phoenix Jr. Coyotes (MM) earned a power play opportunity when Robinson was put in the box for unsportsmanlike conduct. Kleven provided the assist. Phoenix Jr. Coyotes (MM) also had goals scored by Brett Robinson and Chris Nicolai, who each put in one. More assists for Phoenix Jr. Coyotes (MM) came via Sam Kany, Jacob Bayer, Evan Nickels, and Brandon Tucker, who contributed one a piece.

Buffalo Jr. Sabres (MM) registered three goals on nine power play opportunities. Phoenix Jr. Coyotes (MM)'s Kany stopped 40 shots out of the 46 that he faced. For Phoenix Jr. Coyotes (MM), Kleven and Matt Littler were ejected from the contest.