Hampton Roads Whalers relied on the scoring touch of Brandon Large, who netted two goals, to beat Space Coast Hurricanes, 7-1.

Large found the back of the net 3:53 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Hampton Roads Whalers and again while 14:52 into the first to make the score 4-0 Hampton Roads Whalers.

Hampton Roads Whalers' penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on four Space Coast Hurricanes power plays. Hampton Roads Whalers' offense efficiently hummed along to the tune of 49 shots put on Space Coast Hurricanes' net. Hampton Roads Whalers' goal total was higher than its season average. Hampton Roads Whalers has scored at the pace of three goals per game during the current campaign.

Hampton Roads Whalers additionally got points from Conor Foster, who also racked up one goal and one assist, Alexander Dempsey, who also grabbed one goal and one assist, and Ryan Gullett, who also finished with one goal and one assist. Hampton Roads Whalers got a goal from Alphee Herion as well. In addition, Hampton Roads Whalers received assists from Jeremy Wilson, who had four and John Davies, Michael Addison, Taylor Paasch, Timothy Zaremski, and Luke Carroll, who each chipped in one.

Space Coast Hurricanes put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Hampton Roads Whalers to score on any of its three power plays.

Space Coast Hurricanes was led by Tom Hammond, who scored the team's only goal. Hammond scored short handed 23:48 into the second period to make the score 7-1 Hampton Roads Whalers. Space Coast Hurricanes was on a disadvantage when Jon Moore went off the ice for tripping. Marc Vautour provided the assist.

Hampton Roads Whalers' Holden Melgoza stopped 15 shots out of the 16 that he faced. Hampton Roads Whalers ended with 21 minutes in penalty time with three minors and one major. Hampton Roads Whalers ran into disciplinary problems during the contest, and Paasch was ejected from the game. Patrick Tepedino turned away 42 pucks between the pipes for Space Coast Hurricanes. Space Coast Hurricanes incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.