The Windsor Spitfires couldn't get it done in Kitchener, losing 4-3 to the Rangers.
Aaron Luchuk, Luke Boka and Tyler Angle had the Spitfire goals.
The Spitfires get another crack at the Rangers when blue-shirts visit the WFCU Centre on Saturday night.
Puck-drop is set for 7:05pm while AM800's broadcast begins at 6:30pm.