The Green Bay Gamblers and the Dubuque Fighting Saints tied 4-4 in regulation on Saturday, March 28, 2025.
Dubuque beat Green Bay in overtime 5-4.
Dubuque’s Gavin Cornforth scored the game-winning goal.
The Fighting Saints took the lead late in the first period, with a goal from Colin Frank. Heikki Ruohonen assisted.
The Gamblers tied it up 1-1 with a goal from William Samuelsson with a minute left in the first, assisted by Vasily Zelenov.
The Gamblers scored two goals in second period an held the lead 3-2 going in to the second break.
The Fighting Saints tied the score 3-3, only 46 seconds into the third when Heikki Ruohonen scored, assisted by Lucas Van Vliet.
Will Zellers took the lead with a goal in the middle of the third period, assisted by Egor Shilov and Lukas Peterson.
Michael Barron tied the game 4-4 with a goal four minutes later, assisted by Charlie Arend. The game went to overtime.
In overtime, it took 44 seconds before Gavin Cornforth scored the game-winner for the team, assisted by Edison Engle.
The Gamblers were called for six penalties, while the Fighting Saints received five penalties.
Next games:
The Gamblers will go up against Team USA at Resch Center on Sunday, March 30, 2025, while the Fighting Saints will battle Sioux City on Friday, April 04, 2025, at Tyson Events Center.