PIERCE JOHNSON lifted RICHMOND ROBINS to an 8-5 victory with a hat trick against HARTFORD FIREANTS LONG ISLAND.

JOHNSON notched his first tally 7:35 into the first period. He then added goals at 14:54 into the first and at 12:04 into the second.

The defensemen of RICHMOND ROBINS were also effective in HARTFORD FIREANTS LONG ISLAND's zone, and came away with two goals.

RICHMOND ROBINS also got points from TERY DEBOSE, who also grabbed one goal and one assist and JEFFREY STEFANSKI, who also had one goal and one assist. Others who scored for RICHMOND ROBINS included MATTHEW BELVIN, MATTHEW COLOMBO, and ANDREW KENT, who scored one goal each. In addition, RICHMOND ROBINS received assists from COLE MURPHY, who had one and FORREST FORD, who had three.

HARTFORD FIREANTS LONG ISLAND was helped by John Ninivaggi, who registered one goal and one assist. Ninivaggi scored 47 seconds into the first period to make the score 1-0 HARTFORD FIREANTS LONG ISLAND. Pat Harris picked up the assist. HARTFORD FIREANTS LONG ISLAND additionally got points from Harris, who also finished with one goal and one assist and Steve Sendra, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. HARTFORD FIREANTS LONG ISLAND also had goals scored by Joe Nocella and Frank Etrasco, who each put in one. More assists for HARTFORD FIREANTS LONG ISLAND came via Pete DeMieri, who had one.

RICHMOND ROBINS' DAKOTA PARKER stopped 16 shots out of the 21 that he faced. RICHMOND ROBINS finished the contest with no penalties and went 0-for-0 with the man advantage. Kevin Wilson recorded 17 saves for HARTFORD FIREANTS LONG ISLAND. HARTFORD FIREANTS LONG ISLAND ended with no penalties and went 0-for-0 on the power play.