The Buffalo Regals could not stop the Niagara Falls Canucks' Mitch McIntosh, who tallied a hat trick in a 9-4 win.

McIntosh notched his first tally 15 seconds into the first period. He then added goals at 50 seconds into the second and at 9:16 into the third.

Niagara Falls pulled out the victory even though it was hit with 27 penalty minutes.

Referees had their hands full with a major incident at 2:48 into the second period. Four fighting penalties were dished out along with two game misconducts.

The Canucks made Regals' goaltenders to work all game long, getting 40 shots and forcing 31 saves. Adam Dentico made 23 stops and Evan Jordan made eight. Niagara Falls' goal total was higher than its season average. The Canucks have scored at the pace of 4.3 goals per game during the current campaign. Niagara Falls' defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in two goals.

Niagara Falls additionally got points from Johnny Curran, who also had one goal and four assists to lead the team in points, Sean Farquharson, who also racked up one goal and two assists, and Marcus Michalski, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Niagara Falls also got a goal from Brooker Muir as well. In addition, Niagara Falls received assists from Denis Creighton, who had three, Devon Rymarchuk and Garrett Gallardi, who each chipped in one, and Cole Langan and Christopher Moses, who contributed two a piece.

Buffalo's offense rang up 32 shots on the Canucks' net.

Dylan Pietrangelo made 28 saves for Niagara Falls on 32 shots. The Canucks registered two goals on four power play opportunities. For Niagara Falls, Vittorio Giannico was ejected from the game. The Regals totaled 15 minutes in penalty time with five minors and one major and went 1-for-6 on the power play. Buffalo ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Ryan Cox was ejected from the game.