DELCO DEMONS BLACK, which led by three goals at one point, survived a comeback attempt by LONG ISLAND 495ERS BLUE and clinched a 5-3 victory.

DELCO DEMONS BLACK led by three goals at one point and ended with the victory. The largest advantage in the game came when DELCO DEMONS BLACK's DJ ONEILL scored at 6:51 in the second period to put DELCO DEMONS BLACK up 5-2.

With three goals and one assist between them, DEREK GROFF and PHIL LEROUX teamed up to power DELCO DEMONS BLACK's offense. GROFF finished with two goals and LEROUX also added one goal and one assist.

DELCO DEMONS BLACK additionally got points from DEREK HOFFMAN, who also grabbed one goal and two assists to lead the team in points and LEROUX, who also had one goal and one assist. In addition, DELCO DEMONS BLACK received assists from ROB BASQUILL and CHRIS BROWN, who contributed one each.

LONG ISLAND 495ERS BLUE managed to stay out of the box better than usual, racking up one minor for two minutes in penalty time. LONG ISLAND 495ERS BLUE ended up below its season average of 5.0 penalty minutes per game. LONG ISLAND 495ERS BLUE was held below its usual level of production. LONG ISLAND 495ERS BLUE averages 6.2 goals per game.

LONG ISLAND 495ERS BLUE was led by Matt Metz, who registered two goals. Metz scored the first of his two goals at 3:05 into the first period to make the score 1-0 LONG ISLAND 495ERS BLUE. Metz's next tally made the score 5-3 DELCO DEMONS BLACK with 7:54 left in the second period. LONG ISLAND 495ERS BLUE also got a goal from Chris Sharkey as well. More assists for LONG ISLAND 495ERS BLUE came via Chris Brancken, who had one.

DELCO DEMONS BLACK's STEVE FEDAK stopped 15 shots out of the 18 that he faced. DELCO DEMONS BLACK finished the contest with no penalties and went 1-for-1 with the man advantage. Dustin Muccio-Shrimpe made 18 saves for LONG ISLAND 495ERS BLUE on 23 shots. LONG ISLAND 495ERS BLUE registered zero goals on zero power play opportunities.