Otters 4, Spirit 3
First Period
1. Saginaw, Bloom 18 (unassisted) 7:09.
Penalties — Sova Er (check from behind) 11:17; Schlueting Sag (tripping) 14:30.
Second Period
2. Erie, Kyrou 10 (D'Amato, Cohen) 3:59.
3. Erie, Sova 5 (Bressette) 8:55.
4. Erie, Hoffmann 14 (Terrance) 9:59.
5. Saginaw, Forgione 4 (Wong, Phillips) 13:07.
Penalties — Hoffmann Er (slashing) 17:37.
Third Period
6. Saginaw, Loukus 11 (Smith, Bloom) 5:46.
7. Erie, Thompson 2 (unassisted) 8:34.
Penalties — McNamara Sag (tripping) 1:50; Saginaw bench (too many men, served by McNamara) 14:35.
Shots on goal by
| Erie | 8 | 14 | 9 | _ | 31 |
| Saginaw | 6 | 7 | 10 | _ | 23 |
Goal — Erie: Lalonde (W, ). Saginaw: Oke (L, ).
Power plays (goals-chances) — Erie: 0-3; Saginaw: 0-2.
Referees — Chris Ferreira, Craig Dease. Linesmen — Geoff Rutherford, Kurtis Pare.
Attendance — 3,515 at Saginaw.
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