Jay Clarke netted a hat trick to lead the Sarnia Legionnaires over the St. Thomas Stars, 9-5.

Clarke notched his first tally 2:53 into the third period. He then added goals at 14:09 into the third and at 17:35 into the third.

Sarnia managed to stay out of the box better than usual, finishing with one minor for two minutes in penalty time. The Legionnaires ended up below its season average of 15.0 penalty minutes per game. Sarnia kept St. Thomas' goalie busy throughout the game, and Nick Dampier made 39 saves on 48 shots. The Legionnaires outdid their season average for goals scored. This season, Sarnia averages 4.7 goals per contest.

Sarnia additionally got points from Curtis Crombeen, who also registered one goal and two assists, Josh Kestner, who also tallied one goal and two assists, Cody Trowell, who also racked up one goal and one assist, and Nathan Mater, who also had one goal and one assist. Jordan Fogarty also scored for Sarnia. In addition, Sarnia received assists from Brad Campbell, Tyler Prong, and Thomas Moxley, who contributed one a piece and Ryan Vendramin, Riley Babkirk, and Riley Roberts, who each chipped in two.

The Stars were led by Luc Knight, who grabbed one goal and one assist. Knight scored 6:34 into the first period to make the score 2-0 St. Thomas. St. Thomas also had goals scored by Blair Mincer, Spencer Hutchinson, Mitch Klie, and Alex Morgan, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for St. Thomas were Ryan Hamelin, John Warren, and Carson Brookshaw, who contributed one a piece and Josh Slegers and Austin Ullet, who each chipped in two.

Braden Palocz rejected 25 shots on goal for the Legionnaires. Sarnia registered two goals on four power play opportunities. St. Thomas totaled 11 minutes in penalty time with three minors and one major and went 0-for-1 on the power play. For the Stars, Braden Hellems was ejected from the game.