For the second straight game, the Syracuse Crunch battled hard but were unable to claim victory as they fell 4-3 in a shootout to the Cleveland Monsters. A couple of mistakes in the second period led to Cleveland goals and the Monsters tied it late in the third to send it into overtime. The Crunch came close to scoring several times in the bonus frame but were unable to put the puck past goaltender
With the trade a few hours before the game that sent Slater Koekkoek to Chicago, Coach Ben Groulx was short a player.