Melbourne Blackhawks relied on the scoring touch of Austin McKenzie, who netted four goals, to beat Melbourne Red Wings, 5-2.

McKenzie's first goal came 3:45 into the first period. He then added goals at 2:08 into the second, at 9:22 into the second, and at 5:38 into the third.

Melbourne Blackhawks' offense was clicking better than usual and put 26 shots on goal during the game, better than the 3.3 shots per game it averages.

Melbourne Blackhawks also got a goal from Jack Carpenter as well. In addition, Melbourne Blackhawks received assists from Timothy Evans and Cody Hickman, who each chipped in one and Huw Ohlson and Paul Lazzarotto, who contributed two a piece.

Melbourne Red Wings did not challenge the opposing netminder, ripping only 11 shots on net to force nine saves. Still, the total topped Melbourne Red Wings' average of 2.0 per game this year. Melbourne Red Wings managed to stay out of the box better than usual, totaling one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Melbourne Red Wings finished below its season average of 8.0 penalty minutes per game.

Melbourne Red Wings was helped by Brendan McDowell, who racked up one goal. McDowell scored 5:58 into the first period to make the score 2-1 Melbourne Blackhawks. Nikolaos French also scored for Melbourne Red Wings.

Mackenzie Hill recorded nine saves for Melbourne Blackhawks. Melbourne Blackhawks ended with no penalties and went 0-for-1 on the power play. Melbourne Red Wings' starting goalie, James McKendrick, made 16 saves and finished with the loss before he was taken out in favor of Robert Summons, who stopped five shots. Melbourne Red Wings registered zero goals on zero power play opportunities.