A very fast-paced start to the game saw each team have their fair share of chances in the opening minutes, with both Cole Demers and Demid Yeremeyev being very busy in the Kazakhstani and Bulldog nets, but looking very sharp. The Bulldogs had a few Grade A chances on the rush, but Yeremeyev came up big, most notably with a glove save on Mitchel Deelstra in the slot. The Kazakhstani's would open the scoring on a scramble with Cole Demers making the first save, but being unable to reel in or poke away the rebound resulting in Maxim Musorov finding it and sliding it home from the paint at 13:55 of the first. The Bulldogs earned a power play with just over two minutes to play in the first on a long dust up between the benches after the whistle that saw Kazakhstan pick up an extra minor for spearing. They would threaten on it, but couldn't beat Yeremeyev as it stayed 1-0 after one, with the Bulldogs up in the shots 21-14.
The second period saw the Kazaks have an obvious jump to their step to start the period, aided by a power play that saw them pepper Cole Demers, who again was sharp to keep it a one-goal game. The Kazakhstani's would continue to push the pace and control the play though, making it 2-0 at 4:13 of the period as Demers made the first save on a scramble but couldn't find the rebound before Sayan Daniyar fired it home from the crease, with assists to Samat Daniyar and Andrew Buyalskiy. The Bulldogs responded to get back in the game and get the crowd into it a minute later, as the Bulldogs attacked on the rush with Ryan Moon gaining the zone up the left wing before putting a perfect cross-ice pass onto the tape of Ethan Jones, who walked in tight before sliding a pretty feed across the crease onto the tape of Dawson Tritt, who made no mistake finishing it into the open net to make it 2-1 at 5:21 of the second. The Bulldogs unfortunately couldn't build on the momentum, as they ended up in the box soon afterwards, and The Kazaks made it a 3-1 game with just 8 seconds to go in the advatage as Demers again made a great save on a rink-wide set up, but couldn't get enough help on a feed from behind the net out front to the opposite post where he got a chunk of it, but it just squeezed over the line. Valerie rekhov scored it, with the lone assist going to Artur Gatiyatov at 8:33 of the second. The scoring would slow for a spell, with Cole Demers being relieved just after the midway point of the game, stopping 29 of 32 shots. John Hawthorne would enter the game, and would receive a rude welcome in the form of a 2 on 0 Kazakhstani rush, but they would over-pass it to miss the net. The Kazaks would add to their lead late, on a shot that was stopped by Hawthorne, but Maxim Musorov found the rebound in front and pulled it around him through the crease to tuck it home and make it 4-1 at 15:11 of the second. Shots in the period were 26-10 Kazakhstan, for a two period total of 40-31.
The Kazaks immediately added to their lead before the third was half a minute old, as a pass from below the goal line to the deep slot onto the tape of Artur Gatiyatov was one-timed past the glove of Hawthorne to make it 5-1 at 27 seconds of the third, with the lone assist going to Andrew Buyalskiy. The Bulldogs to their credit never quit, and after a series of painful close calls around the Kazak net they finally got a bounce as a Jackson Doucet faceoff win back to the line saw Aaron Bohlinger dish off to Ryan Pouliot. He would throw a low shot at the goal that missed, but bounced back off the end wall to the slot where Keaton Mastrodonato one-timed it home inside the far post to make it 5-2 at 11:32 of the third to complete the scoring. Shots in the third were 10-5 Bulldogs, for a 45-41 Kazakhstan edge through 60 minutes.
The teams played overtime, but neither side could find the net. The Kazak's even pulled their goalie in the final minutes of it, with the Bulldogs coming close but just missing from outside the Kazakhstan blue line. Shots in overtime were 5-2 Kazakhstan for a 50-42 game total through 65 minutes.
The shoot out saw each team send five skaters, with the Bulldogs trailing early 1-0 on a pretty goal by Andrew Buyalskiy. The Bulldogs responded, with Austin Spiridakis snapping it home five-hole to tie it at 1-1, with Hawthorne staring down a deke to keep it tied. Ryan Miotto gave the Bulldogs a lead walking into the left circle and snapping it home glove side. Hawthorne would be unabeatable the rest of the way, as the Dogs won the shoot out 2-1.
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