Firebirds 8, Rangers 7 (OT)
First Period
1. Flint, Keppen 9 (Lombardi, D'Amato) 7:32.
2. Kitchener, Mutter 7 (Martin) 12:54.
3. Kitchener, Nolet 5 (Petizian, Martin) 19:59.
Penalties — None.
Second Period
4. Flint, Terry 5 (Piercey, Giroux) 1:13.
5. Flint, Terry 6 (Othmann, Piercey) 1:30.
6. Kitchener, Petizian 17 (Valade) 6:54 (sh).
7. Flint, Pitre 15 (D'Amato, Bertuzzi) 11:56.
8. Flint, Slavicek 2 (Assinewai) 12:23.
9. Kitchener, Rehkopf 10 (Misaljevic, Motew) 14:19.
10. Flint, Panwar 11 (Bertuzzi, Hayes) 15:04.
11. Kitchener, Petizian 18 (unassisted) 16:15.
Penalties — Sop Kit (hooking) 6:11; Mutter Kit (boarding) 9:49; Mutter Kit, Piercey Flnt (fighting) 9:49.
Third Period
12. Kitchener, Schmidt 10 (Serpa, Valade) 6:36 (pp).
13. Kitchener, Serpa 8 (Nolet, Valade) 7:09 (pp).
14. Flint, Pitre 16 (Keppen, Bertucci) 13:20.
Penalties — Martin Kit (double minor, high sticking) 16:47; Piercey Flnt (tripping) 1:04; Hayes Flnt (interference) 5:26; Mayotte Flnt (delay of game) 6:06; Schmidt Kit (holding) 11:06.
Overtime
No Scoring.
Penalties — Nolet Kit (tripping) 1:24.
Shots on goal by
| Kitchener | 15 | 11 | 6 | 0 | _ | 32 |
| Flint | 14 | 14 | 12 | 4 | _ | 44 |
Goal — Kitchener: Vandenberg (44 shots, 36 saves). Flint: Cavallin (W, ).
Power plays (goals-chances) — Kitchener: 2-3; Flint: 1-5.
Referees — Chris Ferreira, Jake Rekucki. Linesmen — Geoff Rutherford, Kurtis Pare.
Attendance — 1,617 at Flint.
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