Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) tried to dig itself out of a two-goal hole, but North Jersey Avalanche (mm) held on for a 4-3 victory.

North Jersey Avalanche (mm) made the score 4-2 on a goal by Nick Abruzzese at 12:02 in the third period, and Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) got as close as 4-3 when Zachary Rehbaum scored 17:52 into the third period.

Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm)'s power play was ineffective against North Jersey Avalanche (mm)'s penalty kill, which allowed zero goals while shorthanded.

North Jersey Avalanche (mm)'s penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on six Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) power plays. North Jersey Avalanche (mm)'s penalty killing units received substantial work throughout the game as North Jersey Avalanche (mm) finished with 16 penalty minutes.

North Jersey Avalanche (mm) additionally got points from Steven Agriogianis, who also had one goal and one assist and Adam Robbins, who also registered one goal and one assist. North Jersey Avalanche (mm) also got a goal from Matt Cameron as well. In addition, North Jersey Avalanche (mm) received assists from Jordan Seyfert and Tyler Gratton, who contributed two each.

Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with seven minors and one major for 19 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 13.0 minutes per game Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) had been spending in the box. Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) stifled North Jersey Avalanche (mm)'s power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) forced North Jersey Avalanche (mm) goalie Justin Robbins to work between the pipes, taking 31 shots.

Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) was helped by Kevin Wall, who tallied one goal. Wall scored 8:06 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm). Bryan Bylsma picked up the assist. Colton McKenna also scored for Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm). Other players who recorded assists for Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) were Ryan Sidorski, Daniel Smith, and Trevor Bednarek, who each chipped in one.

Robbins rejected 28 shots on goal for North Jersey Avalanche (mm). North Jersey Avalanche (mm) registered zero goals on six power play opportunities. Dylan Wiemer made 22 saves for Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) on 26 shots.