Otters 4, Spirit 2
First Period
1. Saginaw, Mancini 8 (Duhart) 6:47.
2. Erie, Cohen 12 (Kyrou, Sedore) 7:10 (pp).
Penalties — D'Amato Er (double minor, roughing) 5:00; Schlueting Sag (roughing) 5:00; Mangone Sag (tripping) 5:55; Wong Sag (interference) 8:07; D'Amato Er (slashing) 12:01; Artichuk Er (hooking) 18:03.
Second Period
3. Saginaw, Klein 5 (Gervais, Bloom) 16:54.
Penalties — Saginaw bench (too many men, served by Forgione) 3:21; Bloom Sag, Bressette Er (roughing) 3:58; Bloom Sag (cross checking) 3:58; Mangone Sag (hooking) 6:29; Edwards Er (interference) 10:25; Savard Sag (cross checking) 13:48; Cohen Er (slashing) 17:12; Lockhart Er (roughing) 19:45; O'Donnell Sag (cross checking) 19:45; Schlueting Sag, D'Amato Er (fighting) 20:00.
Third Period
4. Erie, Cohen 13 (Sedore) 0:46.
5. Erie, Kyrou 8 (Thompson, Sellan) 1:50.
6. Erie, D'Amato 12 (Sellan, Cohen) 9:55.
Penalties — Artichuk Er (tripping) 2:23; Hislop Sag (match-high sticking) 11:15; Bloom Sag (cross checking) 17:10.
Shots on goal by
| Saginaw | 8 | 8 | 7 | _ | 23 |
| Erie | 11 | 11 | 11 | _ | 33 |
Goal — Saginaw: Lennox (L, ). Erie: Nicholls (W, ).
Power plays (goals-chances) — Saginaw: 0-6; Erie: 1-8.
Referees — Jason Faist, Riley Page. Linesmen — Kevin Hastings, Matt Mannella.
Attendance — 2,130 at Erie.
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