The Buffalo Regals tried their best to erase a four-goal deficit, but the Niagara Falls Canucks would not be denied the victory and hung on to win, 7-5.

Niagara Falls made the score 7-3 on a goal by Garrett Gallardi at 9:54 in the third period, and Buffalo got as close as 7-5 when Travis Hicks scored 13:51 into the third period.

With four goals and one assist between them, Dylan Savory and Johnny Curran teamed up to power the Canucks' offense. Savory registered two goals and Curran also added two goals and one assist.

Niagara Falls found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. The Canucks have scored at the pace of 4.5 goals per game during the current campaign. Niagara Falls was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 33 penalty minutes. The Canucks' defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in two goals.

Niagara Falls additionally got points from Curran, who also had two goals and one assist and Gallardi, who also tallied two goals and one assist to lead the team in points. Mitch McIntosh also scored for Niagara Falls. In addition, Niagara Falls received assists from Cole Vinnai, who had two and Dylan Pietrangelo and Hunter Johnson, who each chipped in one.

The Regals put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Niagara Falls to score on any of its four power plays. Buffalo's offense rang up 38 shots on the Canucks' net. The Regals' goal total was higher than their season average. Buffalo averages 2.8 goals per game.

The Regals were helped by Michael Faliero, who had two goals and one assist. Faliero scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 2:33 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Christopher Moses picked up the assist. Faliero's next tally on the power play made the score 5-3 Niagara Falls with 13:24 left in the third period. Buffalo had taken the advantage when Niagara Falls' Gallardi got sent off for holding. Colton Anstey provided the assist. Buffalo also got points from Hicks, who also registered one goal and one assist and Moses, who also finished with one goal and three assists to lead the team in points. Buffalo also got a goal from Jordan Matos as well. More assists for Buffalo came via Colin Farell and Christian Nati, who contributed one a piece.

The Canucks' Pietrangelo stopped 33 shots out of the 38 that he faced. For Niagara Falls, Denis Creighton was ejected from the game. Michael Dentico rejected 21 shots on goal for the Regals. Buffalo totaled 13 minutes in penalty time with four minors and one major and went 3-for-10 on the power play. The Regals ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Ddomonic Gruttadauria AP was ejected from the game.