Tyler Jackson lifted the St. Catharines Falcons to an 8-1 victory with a hat trick against the Welland Jr. Canadians.

Jackson notched his first tally 11:55 into the first period. He then added goals at 14:01 into the first and at 17:21 into the first.

St. Catharines forced Welland's goaltenders to work between the pipes, launching 60 shots and forcing 52 saves. Chris Janzen made 17 stops and Liam Conway made 35. The Falcons excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in four chances. St. Catharines' goal total was higher than its season average. The Falcons have scored at the pace of 5.1 goals per game during the current campaign.

St. Catharines also got points from Aaron Taylor, who also grabbed one goal and one assist and Sam Berg, who also tallied one goal and one assist. St. Catharines also got a goal from Kyle Woodhouse as well. In addition, St. Catharines received assists from Dilan Walker, who had two, Mark Rodgers, who had three, and Broderick Kelly, Greg Jambrosich, Yanni Rallis, Ryan Doucette, Brandon Cercone, Mitch Bursey, and Brennan Feasey, who contributed one a piece.

The Jr. Canadians did not reach the goal total they have come to expect this season. Welland averages 3.2 goals per game.

Knick Dawe recorded 22 saves for St. Catharines. The Falcons incurred 34 minutes in penalty time with seven minors. The Jr. Canadians incurred 30 minutes in penalty time with five minors.