Sydney Ice Dogs tried its best to erase a three-goal deficit, but Newcastle North Stars would not be denied the victory and hung on to win, 5-3.

Newcastle North Stars made the score 5-2 on a goal by John Kennedy at 8:22 in the third period, and Sydney Ice Dogs got as close as 5-3 when Dave Dunwoodie scored 12:56 into the third period.

Newcastle North Stars got the win on the strength of a great game by Chris Wilson, who had one goal and four assists. Wilson scored 1:03 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Newcastle North Stars. Beau Taylor picked up the assist.

Newcastle North Stars' offense was clicking better than usual and put 27 shots on goal during the game, better than the 3.2 shots per game it averages. Newcastle North Stars could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 52 minutes in penalties during the game.

Newcastle North Stars additionally got points from Taylor, who also had one goal and one assist and Cody Danberg, who also tallied one goal and two assists. Newcastle North Stars also got a goal from Adam Geric as well. In addition, Newcastle North Stars received assists from Rob Starke, who had one.

The 30 shots that Sydney Ice Dogs put on net surpassed Sydney Ice Dogs' average of 3.7 shots per game this season. Sydney Ice Dogs was held back by its power play unit, which tallied one goal on nine chances. Sydney Ice Dogs struggled to stay out of the sin bin throughout the game as it finished the game with 136 penalty minutes for six opposing power plays.

Sydney Ice Dogs was led by John Clewlow, who registered two goals. Clewlow scored the first of his two goals at 6:32 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Robert Malloy assisted on the tally. Clewlow's next tally made the score 3-2 Newcastle North Stars with 14:52 left in the third period. Sydney Ice Dogs earned a power play opportunity when Taylor was put in the box for hooking. More assists for Sydney Ice Dogs came via Simon Barg, who had one.

Harrison May made 27 saves for Newcastle North Stars on 30 shots. For Newcastle North Stars, Hamish Powell was ejected from the game. Timothy Noting recorded 22 saves for Sydney Ice Dogs. For Sydney Ice Dogs, Billy Cliff and Clewlow were ejected from the contest.