After securing an early 2 goal lead, penalty trouble hampered Flames for a lot of the remaining time; forced to repel 7 Storm powerplays, ultimately conceding 3 extra skater goals in the end to fall 6-4 on the road at Manchester Storm. 
An early powerplay helped Flames take a lead with Ethan Strang converting for the 1-0 edge less than 2 minutes in. Charlie Curti at 5:45 extended the difference but before the period was halfway through Alexis D’Aoust had cut Storm’s deficit in half. Dallas Ehrhardt on a powerplay a couple of minutes later levelled for the hosts, and a late Grant Hebert strike had Storm in front at the break.
Cameron Critchlow bagged a 2nd powerplay goal to make it 4-2. Josh Waller replied shortly thereafter, but Joe Morrow with the host’s 3rd extra man goal of the night at 32:06 and Critchlow’s 2nd marker of the contest at 37:30 had Storm ahead by 3. A Ryan Tait reply 17 seconds from the end of the frame shortened the final period uphill climb to a pair with 20 minutes to go.
Less than 8 minutes from time, Flames best chance to cut into the deficit was a Daniel Tedesco penalty shot but a Evan Weninger stop kept the score static for the final stretch until a closing Storm empty netter through Jake Durflinger completed the night.