The Junior Bruins Junior Bruins failed to take advantage of their power play opportunities and South Shore Kings shook off a number of penalties to win, 5-2.

The win gave South Shore Kings a 1-0 lead in the best of one series.

South Shore Kings was led by Jack Kilty, who tallied one goal. Kilty scored on the power play 9:14 into the second period to make the score 3-1 South Shore Kings. South Shore Kings had gotten the advantage when Junior Bruins' Conor Garland was sent off for holding. Brandon Yee picked up the assist.

South Shore Kings' penalty killing units received substantial work throughout the game as South Shore Kings finished with 16 penalty minutes. Team's forwards weren't the only contributers offensively, and the team's defensemen showcased their scoring touch with two goals.

Alex Erban also scored for South Shore Kings. Other players who recorded assists for South Shore Kings were Brian Collins, John Sugrue, Philip Falkof, and Cameron Prouty, who contributed one a piece.

The Junior Bruins kept South Shore Kings' goalie busy throughout the game, and Brian Jacobs made 44 saves on 46 shots. Junior Bruins was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 14 penalty minutes.

The Junior Bruins were led by Mat Harris, who had one goal. Harris scored 10:56 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Junior Bruins also got a goal from Jason Michaud as well. More assists for Junior Bruins came via Ty Zampitella and Hamilton Whyte, who each chipped in one.

South Shore Kings registered one goal on six power play opportunities. Junior Bruins' starting goalie, Matt Penta, made 14 saves and finished with the loss before he was taken out in favor of Brian McGrath, who stopped six shots. The Junior Bruins registered one goal on seven power play opportunities.