A power play late in the first period would allow Ahcan to take advantage of the traffic in front of the net as he lit the lamp with a wrister from the point to put Colorado on top 1-0 with just 24 seconds left in the opening frame.
Henderson would storm back in the second period, as Hallum fired through the left circle before cutting to the net and beating Miner by five, tying the match 1-1 at the 5:02 mark.
Hallum would strike again as he cut through the low slot of the rush and tapped a centering feed into the back of the net to put the Silver Knights on top 2-1 with 8:55 left in the middle frame. Henderson would outscore the Eagles 12-9 in that period and take a 2-1 lead into the second intermission.
Colorado would find the equalizer at the 11:00 mark of the third period when Toporowski flashed through the low slot and deflected a shot from the blue line past Vikman, making the score 2-2.
As the game shifted to sudden-death overtime, Toporowski collected a drop pass at the top of the left wing before burying a one-timer, giving the Eagles the 3–2 victory with 2:03 left in overtime.
Colorado finished the game 1-for-2 on the power play and a perfect 3-for-3 on the penalty kill.
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