The Aberdeen Wings could not stop the Austin Bruins' Drew Anderson, who tallied a hat trick in a 5-1 win.

Anderson got on the scoresheet 9:26 into the first period. He then added goals at 15:35 into the first and at 3:57 into the second.

Austin was led by goalie Nicholas Lehr, who finished with 36 saves while allowing one goal. Lehr managed to improve on his goals against average, which stood at 2.47 prior to the game.

The Bruins racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with eight minors and one major for 31 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 20.0 minutes per game Austin had been spending in the box. The Bruins put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Aberdeen to score on any of its five power plays. With 40 shots on target during the contest, Austin exceeded the 27.8 shots it averages per game this year.

Austin additionally got points from Brandon Wahlin, who also tallied one goal and two assists. John Simonson also scored for Austin. Other players who recorded assists for Austin were AJ Reid, who had three and Jake Flynn, Cody Dixon, CJ Smith, and Riley Colvard, who contributed one a piece.

The Wings were often in penalty trouble, totaling seven minors and one major for 29 minutes in penalty time. Aberdeen surpassed its season average of 18.0 penalty minutes per game. The Bruins were unable to stop the Wings from sending pucks towards the net, and Aberdeen eventually piled up 37 shots on goal.

Austin registered one goal on four power play opportunities. Marcus Zelzer took the loss and made 15 saves before being replaced by Paige Skoog who made 20 saves.