Preview:
Both teams come into this game riding off a win - Kelowna winning their previous game 4-3 against the St. Louis Scarecrows, and Detroit in the middle of an amazing 6-game winning streak. Kelowna is looking to take revenge on the Falcons, as their previous matchup ended in a 5-1 defeat for the Knights, with goals from five different Falcon players in the game. The Detroit top line of Labovitch, McMaster and Kekkonen are currently one of the best in the league, with spectacular numbers and being a threat to turn the tide in any game, while Kelowna boasts its own offensive threats, especially from the back end as Luciano Vessot and Adam Scianna are some of the points scoring leaders for defencemen.
 
First Period:
The first period starts off with a physical bang, as the opening faceoff resulted in a scramble play that saw Kelowna collect the puck after Ryan Shepard and Luke McMaster tangle up in the center dot. Luciano Vessot moves in and fires a shot that goes wide, and Magnus Liljestrom hammers Kalevolaripaavo Kaspertommevisnapuu in the corner as he goes in to retrieve the puck. The puck was collected by Morgan Forestier, but Liljestrom also takes the body on this one, and causes the play to go offside. Edward Williams goes in to take the draw against Ethan Duncan in the neutral zone, and wins it, drawing the puck back to Jmac NCheese, who moves in and freezes Cillian Kavanagh before slapping one past the Knights goaltender for the first goal of the game just 1:38 into the period. The period continue in a similar physical vein, with both teams throwing hits galore. Ttam Renkrac is called for a holding the stick penalty, which gives the Knights a power-play and a chance to even the score - Gylfi Eriksson does so 26 seconds into the powerplay at 12:43 of the period on a wrister that snuck past Burov as he was being screened by his own defencemen. Three minutes later, the Falcos would take the lead once more on a hooking penalty taken by Michael Preeb, as Cal Labovitch showed off his skills close in, putting a point shot rebound top shelf past Kavanagh. The period ends without another goal - the Falcons put 12 shots on net versus 5 for the Knights, and dominated puck possession in this period.

Shots: KEL: 5 DET: 12
Score: KEL: 1 DET: 2
 
Second Period:
The Falcons get to start off the period on an abbreviated powerplay, but only managed to put one shot on net before the man advantage expired. Both teams continue to trade shots, but the Falcons get into trouble as James Brown draws a minor penalty for interference, and the Knights get set up for another try to pull even. Unfortunately, the Knights manage to just put one shot on net during the entire powerplay, and that was easily steered aside by Burov. Both teams ice the puck several times in this period, showing that better outlet passing is needed on both sides, and continue to trade shots with no result. Kelowna did better at controlling zone time and puck possession, firing 7 shots for the Falcons' 4, and the ice was tilted more evenly during the period.

Shots: KEL: 12 DET: 16
Score: KEL: 1 DET: 2
 
Third Period:
The third period also featured a lot of action early on, as both teams traded shots in the early going with both goaltenders being put to the test. Kavanagh and Burov faced a barrage of shots, but both teams come out of it with the score of 2-1 intact. Rocco Berni would disadvantage his team with a high stick, as he was battling for the puck in the corner of the Falcons zone, and the Falcons sent their first unit out to capitalize on this error by the young center. The Falcons' first unit had trouble getting set up, and it was not until first year centerman Edward Williams rushed the puck in himself that the Falcons powerplay looked threatening. Kavanagh turned away the first shot by Williams, but the rebound came to the side of the net and Williams made the most of this second chance by going far post and in as Kavanagh scrambled to slide across. This third goal seemed to inspire desperation in the Knights, as they then peppered the Falcons in the next few minutes, Detroit bending but not breaking. The Falcons answered back and took control of the puck for the remainder of the period putting 14 shots on net, but Kavanagh shut the door and held firm against the flurry of Falcons shots. The Knights would end the period being unable to solve Burov, and lose this game 3-1 after only putting 18 shots on net through three periods.


Shots: KEL: 18 DET: 30
Final Score: KEL:1 DET: 3
 
Three Stars:
1-     Jmac NCheese (1G, 1A)
2-     Edward Williams (1G, 1A)
3-     Cal Labovitch (1G)