Wizards 1 -- Knights 0
Noah Furman got the Wizards on the board first at the 14:13 mark of the period thanks to a dish from Andrew Harley.
Wizards 1 -- Knights 1
Liam Oatman responded for the Knights at the 6:08 mark of the frame with a shot from the left hash that beat Lutz far post side. Emerson Emery had the lone assist on the goal.
Knights 2 -- Wizards 1
Denys Arkhypenko gave the Knights the 2-1 lead on the power play with 3:00 left on the clock with a one timer from the right side that beat Lutz five hole. Both Hunter Bersani and Matt Passaretti had the helpers on the goal.
WIZARDS 2 -- KNIGHTS 2
Noah Furman scored his second goal of the game at the 14:24 mark of the period by tipping a Mike Bermingham shot from the point. Andrew Harley collected his second assist of the game on the goal as well.
WIZARDS 3 -- KNIGHTS 2
Augie Burkhardt gave the Wizards the lead at the 6:55 mark by tipping a Luke Pepin shot between the legs of Walker through a heavy screen. Carter Elrod had the second assist on the power play goal.
WIZARDS 4 -- KNIGHTS 2
Just over a minute later, Pepin scored a highlight reel goal, weaving his way between multiple Knight’s defenders to give the Wizard the two goal advantage.
WIZARDS 5 -- KNIGHTS 2
With just 11 seconds left in the period, Herman Lundback collected a saucer pass from James Nash on a 2 on 1 and fired it by Walker to give the Wizards a 5-2 lead before the end of the frame.
WIZARDS 6 -- KNIGHTS 2
Harris Colvin gave the Wizards a 4 goal advantage at the 8:16 mark of the period on the power play thanks to a cross ice pass from Brendan Darby. Bermingham was credited with the second assist on the power play goal.
WIZARDS 7 -- KNIGHTS 2
Pepin gave the Wizards some late insurance with another power play goal at the 4:19 mark for his second goal of the contest.