Chase Thornton had one goal and two assists to lead the Strathroy Rockets to a 6-3 victory over the St. Marys Lincolns.

Thornton got on the board by slotting home a goal 10:14 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Strathroy. Tyler Coleman picked up the assist. Thornton dished an assist on Shawn Grogan's goal that made the score 4-1 Strathroy at 14:28 into the second period. He added another helper on Blake O`Neill's goal that made the score 6-3 Strathroy at 19:03 into the third period.

Strathroy kept St. Marys' goalie busy throughout the game, and Jake Theut made 40 saves on 46 shots. The Rockets surpassed their usual scoring output this season. Strathroy has scored at the pace of 3.4 goals per game during the current campaign. The Rockets got an offensive boost from their blueliners, who contributed two goals during the game.

Trevor Dulong also scored for Strathroy. Other players who recorded assists for Strathroy were Tyler Duarte, Nick Boyer, and Brett Dyck, who contributed one a piece.

The Lincolns forced their penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up six minors and two majors for 42 minutes in penalty time. St. Marys had been averaging 26.0 minutes in penalties per game. The Lincolns forced Strathroy goalie Dalen Kuchmey to work between the pipes, taking 31 shots.

St. Marys was helped by Reid Oliver, who grabbed one goal and one assist. Oliver scored on the power play 12:25 into the third period to make the score 4-3 Strathroy. A tripping penalty on Coleman had put the Lincolns on the power play. Mike Siddall provided the assist. St. Marys additionally got points from Siddall, who also finished with one goal and one assist. St. Marys also got a goal from Tyson Baker as well. More assists for St. Marys came via Calvin Penney, who had one and Sean Consitt, who had three.

Kuchmey recorded 28 saves for the Rockets. Strathroy incurred 22 minutes in penalty time with six minors. St. Marys registered two goals on four power play opportunities. Team's Consitt and Oliver were slapped with misconducts and ejected from the game.