Kelowna Rockets 7 Red Deer Rebels 6
The opener was a see-saw battle that produced a Shootout Goal winner the thirteenth of the game as the Kelowna Rockets defeated the Red Deer Rebels 7 – 6.
The two teams were deadlocked at 2 – 2 at the end of the First Period with the Kelowna Rockets getting a goal from Jon Talbot and Chris Coleman, while the Red Deer Rebels got goals from Matt Katzsch and Adrian Stromberg.
The Red Deer Rebels would take a commanding 5 – 3 lead at the end of the Second Period, the Red Deer Rebels would get two goals from Shannon Goose and a single strike from Paul Debarros, while Bill Calko scored the lone Kelowna Rockets goal of the period.
The Kelowna Rockets would then outscore the Red Deer Rebels 3 – 1 in the Third Period to level the game at 6 – 6. Talbot would complete his hat-trick with two goals in the period for the Kelowna Rockets, while Shane Matchett added the other. Stromberg scored the lone goal for the Red Deer Rebels in the period.
In the Shootout Period Calko would score his second of the game and ended it as a contest for the Kelowna Rockets win.
Las Vegas Wranglers 1 Worchester Railers 4
In the nightcap the Worchester Railers defeated the Las Vegas Wranglers 4 – 1. Christopher Jackson scored twice for the Worchester Railers, who also got goals from Andrew Kuzma and Andrew Bonner, while Derek Winch scored the lone goal for the Las Vegas Wrnglers.
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