New York and Skylands were evenly matched throughout their contest, but New York made the most of its opportunities and won, 5-3.

New York gained the winning advantage on a goal by Dominick Sacco 7:56 into the third period and hung on until final buzzer.

New York was paced on offense by Sacco and Jimmy Warrick, who combined for six points. Sacco registered one goal and two assists and Warrick also notched two goals and one assist.

New York excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances. New York forced Skylands goalie Mathias Yttereng to work between the pipes, taking 41 shots.

New York also got points from Daniel Backstrom, who also had one goal and one assist and Warrick, who also tallied two goals and one assist. New York also got a goal from Shawn Eastman as well. More assists for New York came via Augie Onorato, who had one and Eric Hewitt, who had two.

Skylands was helped by Alex Linquito, who finished with two goals. Linquito scored the first of his two goals at 15:56 into the first period to make the score 2-0 Skylands. Ernest Komarnitskii assisted on the tally. Linquito's next tally made the score 3-1 Skylands with 6:13 left in the second period. Hunter Ledwith picked up the assist. Skylands additionally got points from Ledwith, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. In addition, Skylands received assists from Matt Sinatra and Tim Vant, who each chipped in one.

Lane Gregory made 25 saves for New York on 28 shots. New York incurred 18 minutes in penalty time with four minors. Yttereng recorded 36 saves for Skylands. Skylands incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with two minors.