Sheffield Steelers won the shootout 1-0 after regulation and overtime ended 5-5. They erased a three-goal first-period deficit and grabbed the extra result on the road.
Manchester controlled the opening period with goals in the 3rd, 10th and 20th minutes for a 3-0 lead. Sheffield answered in the 24th and twice in the 32nd to tie, but Manchester's 36th-minute goal made it 4-3 at the second intermission. Manchester stretched the lead to 5-3 in the 48th, Sheffield cut it back in the 50th, then equalized in the 60th to force overtime.
The decisive number was Sheffield's 5-2 edge over the final two regulation periods, which turned a 3-0 hole into a 5-5 game. No one scored in overtime, and the shootout went to Sheffield by a 1-0 margin.