Shane Benjamin had a standout game with 29 saves, and Junior Bruins beat Brewster Bulldogs 7-1.

The win gave Junior Bruins a 1-0 lead in the best of one series.

Brewster Bulldogs' power play was ineffective against Junior Bruins' penalty kill, which allowed one goal while shorthanded.

Junior Bruins' offense rang up 42 shots on Brewster Bulldogs' net. Junior Bruins was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 20 penalty minutes.

Junior Bruins was led by Cody Williams, who finished with two goals and one assist. Williams scored the first of his two goals at 1:43 into the second period to make the score 1-0 Junior Bruins. Daniel Resop provided the assist. Williams' next tally made the score 4-1 Junior Bruins with 17:16 left in the third period. Resop assisted on the tally. Junior Bruins additionally got points from Alex Duplessie, who also racked up one goal and one assist, Mike Kantorski, who also grabbed one goal and one assist, and Zach Sandonato, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Michael Pirovano also scored for Junior Bruins. Other players who recorded assists for Junior Bruins were Nelson Pulling, who had two and Josh Smith, Gabe Lamontagne, Luke Prendergast, Nolan Hamilton, and Hayden Voss, who contributed one a piece.

Brewster Bulldogs could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 14 minutes in penalties during the game.

Brewster Bulldogs was led by Sean Henderson, who scored the team's only goal. Henderson scored on the power play 15:37 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Junior Bruins. A boarding penalty on Pat Mahoney had put Brewster Bulldogs on the power play. Michael Benincasa provided the assist.

Junior Bruins registered three goals on seven power play opportunities. Brandon Belz rejected 35 shots on goal for Brewster Bulldogs.