Tulsa Jr. Oilers tried to dig itself out of a five-goal hole, but Springfield Express held on for a 6-4 victory.

Springfield Express made the score 6-1 on a goal by Mike Heaverly at 13:35 in the second period, and Tulsa Jr. Oilers got as close as 6-4 when Maksim Chegrintcev scored 9:28 into the third period.

Linus Dahlberg had one goal and two assists to lead Springfield Express. Dahlberg scored 13:15 into the second period to make the score 5-1 Springfield Express. Logan Coyler picked up the assist.

Springfield Express' penalty box was a popular destination as the team totaled seven minors and one major for 29 minutes in penalty time. Springfield Express had been averaging 24.0 minutes in penalties per game. Springfield Express forced Tulsa Jr. Oilers' goaltenders to work without much rest, ripping 31 shots and forcing 25 saves. Teke Murphy made 13 stops and Richard Albrecht made 12.

Springfield Express also had goals scored by Vito DeVito, who had two and Nikkita Perviakov and Tobias Sjolund, who each put in one. In addition, Springfield Express received assists from Seth Ensor, who had two and Quade Hamlin, Dammond Brokke, and Eric Anderson, who contributed one each.

Tulsa Jr. Oilers also got points from Sam Mancini, who also registered one goal and one assist. Other players who recorded assists for Tulsa Jr. Oilers were Hunter Best, who had two and Richard Novodomec and Sam Hiserodt, who each chipped in one.

Philip Babb recorded 19 saves for Springfield Express. Springfield Express registered zero goals on two power play opportunities. Tulsa Jr. Oilers totaled 15 minutes in penalty time with five minors and one major and went 2-for-4 on the power play.