The Niagara Falls Canucks, which found themselves down a man often, weathered the Port Colborne Pirates' power play opportunities and emerged with a 6-2 victory.

Niagara Falls was sparked by Drew Berkel, who finished with one goal and one assist. Berkel scored on the power play 13:52 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Niagara Falls. The Canucks had gotten the advantage when Port Colborne's Nick Schiro was sent off for roughing after whistle. Cam McLean provided the assist.

Niagara Falls excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in nine chances. The Canucks forced the Pirates goalie Morgan Hudson to work between the pipes, taking 33 shots. Niagara Falls could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 68 minutes in penalties during the game.

Niagara Falls additionally got points from Sloan Stewart, who also registered one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Niagara Falls included Cam Stewart, who had two and Grant McLean and Vito Scaringi, who each put in one. More assists for Niagara Falls came via Ryan Wiley, who had two and Marcus Quinlin, Brad Kri, Cole Langan, and Johnny Curran, who contributed one each.

Port Colborne was held below its usual level of production. The Pirates put an average of 4.2 pucks into the net per game. Port Colborne's offense rang up 38 shots on the Canucks' net. The Pirates struggled to stay out of the sin bin throughout the game as they finished the game with 56 penalty minutes for eight opposing power plays.

Port Colborne was helped by Mitchell Pozsonyi, who tallied one goal. Pozsonyi scored 7:17 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Port Colborne. Carson Minor assisted on the tally. Port Colborne also got points from Zach DeConcilys, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Other players who recorded assists for Port Colborne were Dima Lavrenov, who had one.

Cody Vinnai recorded 36 saves for Niagara Falls. For the Canucks, Jamie Falavo was ejected from the game. Morgan Hudson made 27 saves for the Pirates on 33 shots.