Each team took a roughing penalty as thpenalty be of the 1st: LaBelle and Boudreau 

With 19:36 left in the period Yogan gets a goal for the Cyclones. Assits to Atwal and Knodel.

Then with 10:44 left the goal light went on to signal yet another Cyclones goal but it was ruled no goal. 

At 4:59 of the period, Iberer called for hooking putting the Royals on the penalty kill. The Royals successfully killed off the penalty. 

Royals power play play with 10:42 left in the period. Holding the stick called on Mele. Cincinnati killed off the penalty. 

With 1:57 left in the period hooking was called on Leblanc from Cincinnati giving the Royals a power play. Wire 2.7 seconds left in the period the Royals convert and cut the Cyclones’ lead to 2-1. Sundher with the goal from Pettersson and Pelech.

End of second Royals trail Cyclones 2-1. Shots on goal 18-15 Royals.