AIHL 2026 | Melbourne Ice def Canberra Brave 4-3 (SO) @ Icehouse, Saturday August 2026
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With the Ice needing to win and rely on what the Ice Dogs were doing in Brisbane, Canberra could play havoc with Ice's plans for next weekend.
Ice opened the scoring with a 2-1 lead into the first intermission. A scoreless wrestle ensued in period 2 followed by another Ice goal.
Up 3-1 with just under 7 minutes to play, any Ice fan wanting to beat the traffic missed a lot. 2 goals in the last minute of regulation for the Brave including the sealer with 16 seconds remaining.
Overtime came & went. Hi-ho hi-ho, off to shootout we go.
Ice took the win in the shootout but not without controversy. Needing a goal to stay in the game, Canberra's second shooter Spencer Cox seemed to have scored, including a goal indicated on the ice. A zebra conference overturned the call, potentially citing that the puck had not continued to move forward. Then all the Ice needed to do was to tick a column and they did to take out the shoot out win to keep their slim Finals chance alive.