Right off the bat Brad Thiessen pulled out a few slick kick saves. Shortly after those slick saves, Dillon Simpson blocked a shot with the side of his face. How he came back to the game after that I will never know.
As the first period drew on, Adam Clendening started throwing people to the ground and did his best to get under the skin of the Rocket.
With 3:42 left in the period, Clendening launched a shot from the blue line towards the net. Zac Dalpe put his stick down at the right time allowing Clendening’s shot to bounce off of his stick into the net for the 1-0 lead.