Cape Cod climbed out of a two-goal hole to beat New England, 5-4.

Cape Cod never led in the game until netting the game winner. Cape Cod was down 4-2 after a goal by New England's John Krapian at 7:12 in the second period. Cape Cod tied things up at 4-4 on a goal by Steven Mathews at 5:13 in the third period. Cape Cod scored the game winner at 17:24 in the third period on a goal by Mathews.

Cape Cod was boosted by Anton Zemba, who turned in a shutout with 32 saves. Zemba certainly lowered his goals against average, which was 1.42 entering the contest.

Cape Cod forced New England goalie Devyn Levesque to work between the pipes, taking 49 shots. Cape Cod's penalty kill unit could not stop New England's power play, which converted on two of three opportunities.

Cape Cod was helped by James Brosnan, who racked up one goal and two assists. Cape Cod additionally got points from Aaron Deady, who also grabbed one goal and one assist, Chuck Costello, who also registered one goal and two assists to lead the team in points, and Mitchell Eldridge, who also finished with one goal and one assist. More assists for Cape Cod came via Mike Jessman, who had two and Chris ODonnell and Eric Szeker, who contributed one each.

New England's defense let in more goals than it usually has this year. New England averages 2.5 goals allowed per game. Cape Cod was unable to stop New England from sending pucks towards the net, and New England eventually piled up 48 shots on goal.

New England also got points from Kyle Weiss, who also tallied one goal and one assist and Jake Latham, who also racked up one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Tim Paige also scored for New England. In addition, New England received assists from Ryan Gauvin, who had one.

Cape Cod incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Levesque rejected 44 shots on goal for New England. New England incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors.