Sydney Lightning relied on the scoring touch of Yucca Reinecke, who netted two goals, to beat Sydney Maple Leafs, 4-1.

Reinecke's tallies came at 2:26 into the second period to make the score 2-0 Sydney Lightning and 3:49 into the third to make the score 3-1 Sydney Lightning.

Sydney Lightning excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in four chances. Sydney Lightning put 27 shots on net during the contest, more than the 3.3 it averages per game.

Sydney Lightning also got points from Axel Winton, who also racked up one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Casey Kubara also scored for Sydney Lightning. More assists for Sydney Lightning came via Daniel Pataky, Jake Knott, and Cian OReilly, who each chipped in one.

Sydney Maple Leafs barely challenged the opposing goalie, firing only 12 shots on target to force 11 saves. However, Sydney Maple Leafs launched more shots in the game than the 1.3 per game it averages.

Sydney Maple Leafs was led by Scott Clemie, who scored the team's only goal. Clemie scored 11:54 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Sydney Lightning. Saxon Air picked up the assist.

Rhett Kelly recorded 11 saves for Sydney Lightning. Sydney Lightning incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. Sydney Maple Leafs' Harley Quinton-Jones stopped 23 shots out of the 27 that he faced. Sydney Maple Leafs incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.