Firebirds 7, Spirit 1
First Period
1. Flint, Keppen 8 (unassisted) 5:32.
Penalties — Panwar Flnt (tripping) 10:49; Loukus Sag (tripping) 11:47; Forgione Sag (holding) 14:30.
Second Period
2. Flint, Othmann 30 (Panwar, D'Amato) 7:46.
3. Flint, Lombardi 16 (Slavicek, Keppen) 10:01.
4. Saginaw, Mangone 11 (Smith) 11:56.
5. Flint, Kuzmin 2 (Lombardi) 13:49 (pp).
6. Flint, Piercey 18 (Lombardi, Keppen) 19:01.
Penalties — Piercey Flnt (interference) 3:56; Mangone Sag (high sticking) 12:28; Lombardi Flnt (interference) 14:23.
Third Period
7. Flint, Panwar 10 (Deline, Giroux) 5:10 (pp).
8. Flint, Bertuzzi 9 (Lombardi, Assinewai) 15:03.
Penalties — Othmann Flnt, Wong Sag (unsportsmanlike cnd.) 3:39; Bloom Sag (holding) 5:01; Gervais Sag (game misc-inst. (last 5:00); fighting; instigator) 9:52; Hay Flnt (major, fight-inst. upon; ) 9:52; D'Amato Flnt (high sticking) 17:21.
Shots on goal by
| Flint | 7 | 5 | 15 | _ | 27 |
| Saginaw | 11 | 11 | 14 | _ | 36 |
Goal — Flint: Cavallin (W, ). Saginaw: Lennox (L, ), Oke (0:00 third, 15 shots, 13 saves).
Power plays (goals-chances) — Flint: 2-4; Saginaw: 0-5.
Referees — Joe Monette, Jake Rekucki. Linesmen — Colton Giacumbo, Geoff Rutherford.
Attendance — 1,814 at Saginaw.
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