Three periods of regulation and an overtime session were not enough to settle matters as Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) defeated Milwaukee Jr. Admirals (mm) in a shootout 2-1 (1-0 SO).

Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) overcame a one-goal deficit to capture the victory. Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) was down 1-0 after a goal by Milwaukee Jr. Admirals (mm)'s Devin Scott at 5:59 in the first period. Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) tied things up at 1-1 on a goal by Trevor Bednarek at 1:39 in the third period.

Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm)'s Dylan Wiemer was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 38 saves and let only one puck past him. Wiemer managed to improve on his goals against average, which stood at 3.44 prior to the game.

Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up six minors and one major for 27 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 15.0 minutes per game Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) had been spending in the box. Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) stifled Milwaukee Jr. Admirals (mm)'s power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm)'s offense rang up 42 shots on Milwaukee Jr. Admirals (mm)'s net.

Milwaukee Jr. Admirals (mm) forced Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) goalie Wiemer to work between the pipes, taking 39 shots.

More assists for Milwaukee Jr. Admirals (mm) came via Colin Stein and James Conklin, who contributed one each.

Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) registered zero goals on zero power play opportunities. For Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm), Jackson Vanderbosch was ejected from the game. Joseph Lamoreaux recorded 40 saves for Milwaukee Jr. Admirals (mm). Milwaukee Jr. Admirals (mm) ended with no penalties and went 0-for-8 on the power play.