Adelaide Adrenaline could not stop Melbourne Ice's Rylie Padjen, who tallied a hat trick in a 4-1 win.

Padjen got on the scoresheet 15:38 into the first period. He then added goals at 16:23 into the first and at 14:39 into the second.

Adelaide Adrenaline was stymied by Melbourne Ice netminder Elizabeth Knox, who stopped 47 shots during the victory. The solid play of Knox will be reflected in her goals against average, which pre-game was 1.57.

Melbourne Ice put 23 shots on net during the contest, more than the 4.8 it averages per game. The defense for Melbourne Ice tightened up when it had players in the penalty box, as it let in one goal on 11 Adelaide Adrenaline power plays.

Melbourne Ice also got points from Lindsay Audia, who also finished with one goal and one assist. More assists for Melbourne Ice came via Maia Smith-Merovitz, who had two and Georgia Giblin, Lucy Parrington, and Kristelle Vanderwolf, who contributed one a piece.

Adelaide Adrenaline's offense operated below it season average. Adelaide Adrenaline puts an average of 3.6 pucks into the net per game. Adelaide Adrenaline's penalty kill unit could not stop Melbourne Ice's power play, which converted on two of three opportunities. Adelaide Adrenaline's offense rang up 48 shots on Melbourne Ice's net.

Melbourne Ice incurred 22 minutes in penalty time with 11 minors. Jo Phillis rejected 19 shots on goal for Adelaide Adrenaline. Adelaide Adrenaline incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.