The Thorold Blackhawks' penalty kill was superb, as Thorold survived multiple penalties to beat the Stoney Creek Warriors, 3-1.

The Blackhawks were sparked by Mackenzie Mac Avoy, who grabbed one goal and one assist. Mac Avoy scored 6:04 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Thorold. Adrian Copeland provided the assist.

Thorold excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in six chances.

Thorold additionally got points from Copeland, who also finished with one goal and one assist. Myles Falasca also scored for Thorold. In addition, Thorold received assists from Matt Pizzo, Brian Brosnan, Vince Dunn, and Brendan Cullen, who contributed one a piece.

Stoney Creek was led by Jake Milligan, who scored the team's only goal. Milligan scored 16:37 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Cordell James picked up the assist.

Vinny Merante rejected 22 shots on goal for the Blackhawks. Thorold incurred 20 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Brendan Polasek recorded 26 saves for the Warriors. Stoney Creek incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.