Behind a great game by Will Lalor, who had four goals and two assists, NORTHEAST UPRISING defeated NEW JERSEY SURGE, 8-5.

Lalor's first goal came 7:02 into the first period. He then added goals at 7:41 into the second, at 11:11 into the second, and at 13:37 into the second.

NORTHEAST UPRISING outdid its season average for goals scored. This season, NORTHEAST UPRISING averages 4.5 goals per contest. The defensemen of NORTHEAST UPRISING were also effective in NEW JERSEY SURGE's zone, and came away with five goals.

NORTHEAST UPRISING also got points from Trevor Shea, who also registered two goals and two assists, Fernando Cartasena, who also grabbed one goal and one assist, and Derek Bissonnette, who also finished with one goal and three assists. More assists for NORTHEAST UPRISING came via Mike Sobel, who had two and Will Botelho and Trevor Butterfield, who contributed one each.

NEW JERSEY SURGE managed to stay out of the box better than usual, tallying one minor for two minutes in penalty time. NEW JERSEY SURGE wound up below its season average of 5.0 penalty minutes per game. NEW JERSEY SURGE forced NORTHEAST UPRISING goalie Botelho to work between the pipes, taking 36 shots. NEW JERSEY SURGE's defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in three goals.

NEW JERSEY SURGE was led by Ryan Scalzo, who had two goals and one assist. Scalzo scored the first of his two goals at 14:20 into the first period to make the score 4-1 NORTHEAST UPRISING. George Tobjy assisted on the tally. Scalzo's next tally made the score 6-3 NORTHEAST UPRISING with 10:48 left in the second period. Ryan Braun picked up the assist. NEW JERSEY SURGE additionally got points from Braun, who also registered one goal and one assist and Tom Beatty, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Steve Licul also scored for NEW JERSEY SURGE. In addition, NEW JERSEY SURGE received assists from Kyle Draper, Kyle Edgar, and Brandon Davis, who each chipped in one.

Will Botelho made 31 saves for NORTHEAST UPRISING on 36 shots. NORTHEAST UPRISING avoided the penalty box for the entire game and scored one goal off of one power plays. James Mendleson rejected 18 shots on goal for NEW JERSEY SURGE. NEW JERSEY SURGE registered zero goals on zero power play opportunities.