Perth Thunder climbed out of a three-goal hole to beat Newcastle North Stars, 7-5.

Perth Thunder let multiple leads slip away before eventually digging out of a three hole to pick up the win. Perth Thunder took a 5-4 advantage on a goal by Andrew Cox at 12:00 in the third period. Perth Thunder went down 3-0 after Newcastle North Stars' Cody Danberg put the puck home at 7:18 in the second period. After evening things up at 5-5 on a goal by Matt Wetini at 14:13 in the third, Perth Thunder got the game-winner from Corey Toy at 14:39 in the third period.

Perth Thunder got the win with help from a great game by Toy, who had two goals and one assist.

Perth Thunder outdid its season average for goals scored. Perth Thunder has scored at the pace of 3.3 goals per game during the current campaign. Perth Thunder put 49 shots on net during the contest, more than the 3.1 it averages per game.

Perth Thunder additionally got points from Justin Fox, who also had two goals and one assist to lead the team in points, Jordan Kyros, who also grabbed one goal and one assist, and Cox, who also finished with one goal and one assist. Robert Haselhurst also scored for Perth Thunder. Other players who recorded assists for Perth Thunder were Stuart Stefan, who had two and Sam Wilson and David Kudla, who each chipped in one.

Newcastle North Stars kept Perth Thunder's goalie busy throughout the game, and Mathieu Dugas made 28 saves on 33 shots. Newcastle North Stars struggled to stay out of the sin bin throughout the game as it finished the game with 28 penalty minutes for seven opposing power plays.

Newcastle North Stars also got points from Danberg, who also registered one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. Newcastle North Stars also had goals scored by Nick Quirk and Jayson Chalker, who scored one goal each. More assists for Newcastle North Stars came via Tim Stanger, Ray Sheffied, Dave Ferrari, Hayden Sheard, and Chris Wilson, who contributed one each.

Perth Thunder incurred 43 minutes in penalty time with four minors. Newcastle North Stars' Harrison May stopped 42 shots out of the 48 that he faced. Newcastle North Stars registered zero goals on two power play opportunities.