The second match of the series would have been spoken about by the Bisons as a chance to put the previous night's 8–1 loss behind them. A reset, a regroup, a clearing of the whiteboard. Instead, UBC opened in the same stride.

The Thunderbirds struck early in the first period through Smith and added a second from Sadhra-Kang late in the frame to take a 2–0 lead into the first intermission. No fresh start, no new dawn. Just the return of UBC's high pressure defense and dangerous transition game, like the sequel you didn't ask for, released before you finished the first one.

The second period became a cocktail of UBC goals and Bison irritation, shaken and then poured onto the ice. UBC found goals in waves — Douglas, McNabb, Mutala and Sullivan all converting. By the horn, Manitoba had four players in the penalty box, looking like a carpool that took a wrong turn. UBC held a commanding 6–0 lead effectively snubbing out any Bison hope of revival.

The third was something entirely different. Manitoba, playing with the urgency of a proud team refusing to go quietly, scored four times in ten minutes. Turner opened the surge at 6:21, before Bonni, Alarie, and Brenton scored three power-play goals in rapid succession to cut the deficit to 6–4. It was a frenetic, hopeful stretch but the mountain was too high. Mutala's empty-netter with 1:01 remaining sealed a 7–4 UBC win and a weekend sweep.

UBC outshot Manitoba 42–21, with Schwebius making 17 saves for the win. Manitoba's Kieper turned aside 35 in a night where he saw plenty of traffic. On special teams, UBC finished 2-for-3 on the power play, while the Bisons went 3-for-5.

The Thunderbirds have won 9 straight and the Bison will be left pondering what to take from a game like this.