Although WC Henderson peppered Jason Grande with 37, it was stymied and fell to WC Bayard Rustin, 5-1.

WC Henderson threw everything it had at WC Bayard Rustin's Grande, but he responded by making 24 saves to secure the win.

WC Bayard Rustin was led by Joel Sheriko, who tallied one goal. Sheriko scored 21 seconds into the second period to make the score 2-0 WC Bayard Rustin. Benjamin Meisinger picked up the assist.

WC Bayard Rustin forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up nine minors and one major for 33 minutes in penalty time. WC Bayard Rustin surpassed its season average of 20.0 penalty minutes per game. WC Bayard Rustin forced WC Henderson's goaltenders to work without much rest, totaling 37 shots and forcing 32 saves. Kieran Green made 21 stops and Brandon Holsten made 11. WC Bayard Rustin excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in nine chances.

WC Bayard Rustin additionally got points from Meisinger, who also grabbed one goal and one assist and Eric Flynn, who also racked up two goals and one assist to lead the team in points. WC Bayard Rustin also got a goal from Alec Grabaskas as well. In addition, WC Bayard Rustin received assists from Tommy Sloan, who had two and Connor Lapps, Ian Strasinski, and Derik Semetti, who contributed one each.

WC Henderson put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow WC Bayard Rustin to score on any of its three power plays. WC Henderson did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. WC Henderson puts an average of 4.2 pucks into the net per game.

WC Bayard Rustin ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Sloan was ejected from the game. WC Henderson incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.