Melbourne Ice opened up a five-goal lead after the first period and did not look back en route to a 10-1 win over Sydney Bears.

Jason Baclig was all over the ice for Melbourne Ice, as he tallied one goal and three assists in the win. Baclig scored on the power play 2:30 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Melbourne Ice. Matthew Armstrong picked up the assist.

Sydney Bears was doomed by its poor performance on special teams, as Melbourne Ice was able to score five times while on the power play.

Melbourne Ice found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. This season, Melbourne Ice averages 3.8 goals per contest. The defensemen of Melbourne Ice were also effective in Sydney Bears' zone, and came away with two goals. With 59 shots on target during the contest, Melbourne Ice exceeded the 3.1 shots it averages per game this year.

Melbourne Ice also got points from Lliam Webster, who also had one goal and five assists to lead the team in points, Tommy Powell, who also registered one goal and one assist, Tim Johansson, who also finished with one goal and two assists, Armstrong, who also tallied two goals and two assists, Mitch Humphries, who also had one goal and one assist, and Ross Howell, who also registered one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Melbourne Ice included Todd Graham and Sean Hamilton, who scored one goal each. More assists for Melbourne Ice came via Austin McKenzie, who had two and Marcus Wong and Robert Clark, who each chipped in one.

Sydney Bears forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up eight minors and one major for 61 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 17.0 minutes per game Sydney Bears had been spending in the box. By firing 21 shots on goal, Sydney Bears exceeded the 2.3 shots it averages per game this year.

Melbourne Ice's Gustaf Huth stopped 20 shots out of the 21 that he faced. Melbourne Ice ended with 41 minutes in penalty time with three minors and one major. For Melbourne Ice, Hamilton was ejected from the game. Luke Read made 47 saves before being replaced by Daniel Palmkvist, who took the loss and made two saves. Sydney Bears registered zero goals on two power play opportunities. Sydney Bears ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Spencer Austin was ejected from the game.