Brendan Polasek made 28 saves to complete the shutout and led the Thorold Blackhawks to a 3-0 win against the Stoney Creek Warriors.

Stoney Creek's power play was ineffective against Thorold's penalty kill, which allowed zero goals while shorthanded.

The Blackhawks were led by Tanner Pagendam, who registered one goal. Pagendam scored on the power play 13:42 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Thorold. Thorold earned a power play opportunity when Parsa Monsef was put in the box for roughing. Matthew Hoszko picked up the assist.

The Blackhawks' penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on eight Stoney Creek power plays. Thorold's offense rang up 32 shots on the Warriors' net.

Thorold additionally got points from Mackenzie Mac Avoy, who also finished with one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Thorold also got a goal from Matt Pizzo as well. Other players who recorded assists for Thorold were Brian Brosnan and Joel Forestell, who each chipped in one.

Stoney Creek did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. The Warriors put an average of 2.8 pucks into the net per game.

The Blackhawks incurred 32 minutes in penalty time with six minors. Alexander Brooks-Potts made 29 saves for Stoney Creek on 32 shots. The Warriors incurred 20 minutes in penalty time with five minors.