Norwich capitalized on senior captain Brian Guastella's tripping penalty with1:06 remaining in the game and also used an extra skater after pulling theirgoaltender, Nate Eusko, for a 6-4 power-play advantage.
The Continentals rebounded from deficits of 4-1 and 5-3 by scoring five secondperiod goals to tie the game at five. The Buff & Blue had a 6-5 leadmidway through the third period when Brian Guastella scored the go-ahead goaloff of Zac Sweetland's third assist of the day. Sweetland finished the gamewith a goal and three assists while Guastella added two goals.
Hamilton goaltender Scott Grenier stopped 32 shots, including 18 saves duringa hectic third period. Norwich goaltenders Peter MacLean and Nate Euskocombined for 21 stops.