Melbourne Blackhawks relied on the scoring touch of Austin McKenzie, who netted four goals, to beat Sydney Lightning, 4-0.

McKenzie got on the scoresheet 6:02 into the first period. He then added goals at 5:18 into the second, at 14:28 into the second, and at 10:34 into the third.

Melbourne Blackhawks' defense was surprisingly good. Melbourne Blackhawks averages 2.9 goals allowed per game. Melbourne Blackhawks put 27 shots on net during the contest, more than the 2.9 it averages per game.

In addition, Melbourne Blackhawks received assists from Timothy Evans and Christopher Wong, who each chipped in one.

Sydney Lightning's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on four Melbourne Blackhawks power plays. Sydney Lightning did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. Sydney Lightning puts an average of 3.2 pucks into the net per game. The 16 shots that Sydney Lightning put on net surpassed Sydney Lightning's average of 2.7 shots per game this season.

Mackenzie Hill rejected 16 shots on goal for Melbourne Blackhawks. Melbourne Blackhawks incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. Rhett Kelly made 13 saves before being replaced by Marco Tomasello, who took the loss and made 10 saves. Sydney Lightning incurred 20 minutes in penalty time with five minors.