The Green Bay Gamblers continued their strong stretch Friday night, edging the Chicago Steel 3–2 on the road to move into second place in the Eastern Conference.

 

Green Bay struck first midway through the opening period when Drabicki finished a setup from McKinney and Martin. Chicago answered with two goals just 15 seconds apart late in the first, but the Gamblers responded again before the break as Katz buried a power-play goal to knot it at two.

 

The difference came early in the second period. Wooten netted his 16th of the season just over four minutes in, and that would stand as the game-winner. From there, it became a grind-it-out effort.

 

Neither team found gold in the third as Green Bay leaned on strong defensive play and timely saves from Henriquez, who stopped 22 of 24 shots to seal it. The Gamblers also held Chicago scoreless on two power-play chances.

 

With the win, the Gamblers continue to build momentum and now sit second in the Eastern Conference standings, playing again Saturday night at the Resch Center against Madison.