Manitoba jumped out to a fast start, winning  one on one battles and races to the puck...but had nothing to show for it early. To add to their frustration Danny Nelson fired a shot that handcuffed Colin Wiebe and Wyatt Olson knocked it out of the air to give GP a 1-0 lead. Late in the first, Rhett Marchant scooped up a loose puck to tie it for Manitoba heading into the first intermission.

Manitoba would continue to pressure the Great Plains defense and take the lead in the second period when London Hoilett cleaned up a loose rebound to give Manitoba the lead. This was the goal that woke up the Great Plains team - they found their stride and began to win their share of races and battles. On a late second period surge for Great Plains, Cooper Conway fed his line-mates Danny Nelson and Wyatt Olson who were charging hard toward Wiebe. The puck hit traffic in front and found the back of the goal to tie the score heading into the third.

The third period was an exciting back and forth game - both teams had great chances to take the lead. With three minutes to go, Winnipeg had a three on zero break but could not convert. Moments later, Zach Nehring got an outlet pass for Great Plains and lead a three on one break. He held the puck long enough to freeze Wiebe and slyly slid it to William Whitelaw who punch home the game winner with just over two minutes to play.

After losing a heartbreaker to Great Plains earlier in the day, Manitoba struck early. Much like the first game, they controlled the play and won every race and puck battle. This time they were rewarded for their hard work, scoring three goals in the first two minutes and four in the first five to take a commanding 4-1 lead. Colson Smith lead the way with two goals and an assist and Marik Boles mirrored him with a goal and two assists.

Carter Wishart stemmed the tide for Great Plains after that and slowly his team worked their way back into the game. Danny Nelson scored on a blast from just inside the blue line to cut the Manitoba lead to 4-2 after two. Early in the third period, Great Plains took over but could not find a way to beat Wiebe. Stuffing them in every way imaginable. William Whitelaw scored in the third using a Manitoba defenseman as a screen and with five minutes to go and the margin one goal, both teams put their games on afterburners, despite having very little fuel in the tank. 

Manitoba held on for the 4-3 win after a few crazy flurries.