Paul Krystyniak lifted Hartland Hounds to a 7-3 victory with a hat trick against Soo Firehawks.

Krystyniak's first goal came 17:01 into the first period. He then added goals at 3:47 into the second and at 9:44 into the third.

Hartland Hounds forced Soo Firehawks' goalies to work without much rest, taking 34 shots and forcing 27 saves. Brandon Hansen made 14 stops and Keegan McGraw made 13. Hartland Hounds was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 36 penalty minutes.

Hartland Hounds additionally got points from Andre Spisak, who also grabbed one goal and one assist and Garrett Cebalt, who also finished with one goal and one assist. Hartland Hounds also got a goal from Max Biggings as well. More assists for Hartland Hounds came via Scott Augustyn, who had one and Jordan Ruterbusch, who had three.

Soo Firehawks' offense rang up 40 shots on Hartland Hounds' net. Soo Firehawks was ineffective while on the power play, as it was held to two goals off of 11 man advantages.

Soo Firehawks was helped by James Goudreau, who registered one goal. Goudreau scored on the power play 9:30 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Soo Firehawks. Soo Firehawks earned a power play opportunity when Ethan Doyle was put in the box for slashing. Cody Anderson provided the assist. Soo Firehawks also got points from Ryan Marshall, who also tallied one goal and one assist and Nicholas Murphy, who also grabbed one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. In addition, Soo Firehawks received assists from Kyle Maleport and Kevin Killips, who contributed one a piece.

Andrew Brownlee recorded 37 saves for Hartland Hounds. Hartland Hounds registered one goal on seven power play opportunities. Soo Firehawks incurred 18 minutes in penalty time with nine minors.