The Hamilton Red Wings was within striking distance after one period, but the St. Michaels Buzzers put the pedal down in the second en route to a 5-0 victory.

Adrian Ignagni frustrated Hamilton's offense all game, and stopped 32 shots en route to a shutout. The solid play of Ignagni will be reflected in his goals against average, which pre-game was 2.67.

St. Michaels pulled out the victory even though it was hit with 49 penalty minutes.

The Buzzers' penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on eight Hamilton power plays. St. Michaels kept the Red Wings' goalie busy throughout the game, and Jason Pucciarelli made 39 saves on 44 shots.

The Buzzers were helped by Patrick McCarron, who finished with one goal and one assist. McCarron scored 11:45 into the first period to make the score 1-0 St. Michaels. Jake Evans assisted on the tally. St. Michaels also had goals scored by Matt Buckles, who had two and Troy Josephs and CJ Shugart, who each put in one. In addition, St. Michaels received assists from Mike Lansdowne, who had two and Jake Clements, Jared Walsh, Stephen Pietrobon, and Joseph Berton, who contributed one a piece.

Hamilton was held below its usual level of production. The Red Wings put an average of 3.1 pucks into the net per game. St. Michaels was unable to stop Hamilton from sending pucks towards the net, and the Red Wings eventually piled up 32 shots on goal. Hamilton's penalty killing units received substantial work throughout the game as the Red Wings finished with 38 penalty minutes.

The Buzzers registered one goal on five power play opportunities. St. Michaels ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Jordan Schneider was ejected from the game.