Chaise Howard lifted Florida Junior Blades to a 6-0 victory with a hat trick against the Atlanta Knights.

Howard got on the scoresheet 5:00 into the first period. He then added goals at 20:59 into the first and at 9:54 into the second.

Florida Junior Blades was boosted by Jacob Carter, who turned in a shutout with 27 saves. Carter certainly lowered his goals against average, which was 2.03 entering the contest.

Florida Junior Blades put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Atlanta to score on any of its three power plays. Florida Junior Blades forced the Knights goalie Lucas Thurston to work between the pipes, taking 42 shots.

Florida Junior Blades also got points from Joshua Koerner, who also racked up two goals and one assist to lead the team in points. Florida Junior Blades also got a goal from Daniel Thompson as well. In addition, Florida Junior Blades received assists from Christopher Sune, who had two and Matt Benolkin, Austin Hefferin, Jonathan Davidson, and Michael Haskins, who each chipped in one.

Atlanta's offense operated below it season average. The Knights put an average of 3.7 pucks into the net per game. Atlanta's defense let in more goals than it usually has this year. The Knights give up 1.8 goal per game.

Florida Junior Blades incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Atlanta's Thurston stopped 36 shots out of the 42 that he faced. The Knights incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.