Idaho headed on an early power-play which turned into a five on three advantage, but they were unable to capitalize as Shane Starrett came up big with some tremendous stops. Zane Franklin (12th) would put the Steelheads on the board with just minutes to play in the frame. The Steelheads took a 1-0 lead into the dressing room after the frame outshooting the Mavericks 21-6.
Adam Scheel was spectacular in the second period making 15 saves on all 15 shots he faced while the Steelheads were 3-for-3 on the penalty kill. Idaho led 1-0 after 40 minutes with shots in favor of the Mavericks 15-13 in the middle frame.
Halfway through the third period Matt Register (6th) fired a blast from the point to make it 2-0. With a few minutes left Nick Pastujov (12th) cut the lead to one. Kansas City pulled their goaltender with 90 seconds to play but the Steelheads played strong defense and hung on for a 2-1 win.
Adam Scheel made 25 saves on 26 shots for the victory while Shane Starrett made 38 saves on 40 shots in the loss.
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