JOE SOBOLAK had five goals and two assists to lead PITTSBURGH PHANTOMS YELLOW to an 8-6 victory over NEW JERSEY SURGE.

SOBOLAK notched his first tally 2:01 into the first period. He then added goals at 3:54 into the first, at 4:21 into the first, at 14:34 into the first, and at 14:49 into the second.

PITTSBURGH PHANTOMS YELLOW led by three goals at one point and ended with the victory. The largest advantage in the game came when PITTSBURGH PHANTOMS YELLOW's DYLAN RESETERITS scored at 12:10 in the second period to put PITTSBURGH PHANTOMS YELLOW up 7-4.

Team's forwards weren't the only contributers offensively, and the team's defensemen showcased their scoring touch with two goals.

PITTSBURGH PHANTOMS YELLOW also got points from ANDREW MANZ, who also grabbed one goal and one assist, DOM MANZ, who also registered one goal and three assists, and RESETERITS, who also tallied one goal and three assists.

NEW JERSEY SURGE managed to stay out of the box better than usual, registering 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 PITTSBURGH PHANTOMS YELLOW goalie NICK LONGO to work between the pipes, taking 38 shots. NEW JERSEY SURGE's goal total was higher than its season average. NEW JERSEY SURGE averages 3.6 goals per game. NEW JERSEY SURGE's defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in four goals.

NEW JERSEY SURGE was helped by Ryan Braun, who finished with two goals. Braun scored the first of his two goals short handed at 9:52 into the first period to make the score 3-2 PITTSBURGH PHANTOMS YELLOW. NEW JERSEY SURGE found itself down a man on Ryan Corragio's hooking. Braun's next tally short handed made the score 7-5 PITTSBURGH PHANTOMS YELLOW with 7:43 left in the second period. NEW JERSEY SURGE also had goals scored by Matt Pemper and Ryan Scalzo, who each put in one. More assists for NEW JERSEY SURGE came via Steve Licul, who had two and Kyle Draper and Brandon Davis, who contributed one each.

PITTSBURGH PHANTOMS YELLOW's LONGO stopped 32 shots out of the 38 that he faced. PITTSBURGH PHANTOMS YELLOW ended with no penalties and went 0-for-1 on the power play. James Mendleson made 21 saves for NEW JERSEY SURGE on 28 shots. NEW JERSEY SURGE registered zero goals on zero power play opportunities.