A hat trick by Joseph Lambert was the highlight in Hawks' 9-1 win against the Space Coast Hurricanes.

Lambert notched his first tally 5:40 into the first period. He then added goals at 8:11 into the second and at 18:32 into the second.

The Palm Beach Hawks' David Kutnar was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 46 saves and let only one puck past him. Despite the solid performance, Kutnar will actually see his goals against average rise, as it stood at 1.0 entering the contest.

Space Coast fell victim to a deadly Palm Beach power play, which ripped the Hurricanes for four goals.

The Hawks bested their season scoring average. Palm Beach has scored at the pace of 4.0 goals per game during the current campaign. The Hawks' defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in three goals. Palm Beach could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 22 minutes in penalties during the game.

Palm Beach also got points from Joseph Lokken, who also tallied one goal and four assists to lead the team in points and Shane Visnick, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Palm Beach included Alexander Rudolph, who had two and Kyle Kohlhorst and Tristan Lamontagne, who each put in one. More assists for Palm Beach came via Anthony Lerette, who had two and Marshall Edmondson, Mason Brinich, Justin Jones, Brett Yochum, and JJ Augusta, who each chipped in one.

Space Coast forced the Hawks goalie Kutnar to work between the pipes, taking 47 shots. The Hurricanes struggled to stay out of the sin bin throughout the game as they finished the game with 24 penalty minutes for six opposing power plays.

Space Coast was led by Benjamin Ferreira, who scored the team's only goal. Ferreira scored on the power play 14:17 into the first period to make the score 1-1. The Hurricanes had gotten the advantage when Palm Beach's James Leicht was sent off for roughing. Nathaniel Grugin provided the assist.

Harrison Vangellow rejected 18 shots on goal for Space Coast. The Hurricanes registered one goal on nine power play opportunities.