The Steelheads trailed 1-0 after 20 minutes of play as Jake McLaughlin (2nd) provided a power-play goal for the Mavericks at 6:11. Shots were 14-5 in favor of Idaho.
With just 4:37 to play in the second period Kansas City grabbed their second power-play goal of the game making it 2-0 thanks to Nick Pastujov (15th). Shots were 8-8 in the period with Idaho trailing 2-0.
Zane Franklin (13th) pulled Idaho within one just 3:08 into the third period and then on the power-play moments later Justin Ducharme (12th) buried on the power-play to tie the game at 2-2. Shots were 13-12 Steelheads as the score was tied after regulation.
After an overtime session that featured three shots apiece for each team a shootout was needed to decide a winner.
Jordan Kawaguchi and A.J. White each scored in the shootout while Adam Scheel turned aside two of the three shooters.
Scheel made 26 saves on 28 shots in the win while Dillon Kelley made 36 saves on 38 shots in the loss.
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