The third period saw plenty of red lamps as the two teams fought it out. The Bruins weren't about to give up though as they brought themselves within one goal. From there the Bruins attacked the IceCat goal with renewed hope that they could win or send the game into overtime. The Bruins attacks were stopped short with the outstanding performance of IceCat goalie Mike Buzak who made many spectacular saves the entire game. As the third period neared an end the Bruins pulled their goalie in the hopes of sending the game into overtime but Rob Pearson smashed that hope as he scored the game clincher with 31 seconds left.
Defense continues to be one of the 'Cats strong points as demonstrated in the game.
Buzak blocked 32 of 35 shots while Bruins goalie Scott Bailey made only 25 saves out of 29 shots. The Cats are also closing in on a team record of 36 victories. They have 32 victories with 23 games left to play in the regular season. Only Philadelphia and Hershey have also won more than 30 games this season, they are also the only teams with more points than the IceCats.