The Fort Erie Meteors could not stop the Niagara Falls Canucks' Johnny Curran, who tallied a hat trick in a 7-6 win.

Curran's first goal came 8:44 into the second period. He then added goals at 14:04 into the second and at 6:02 into the third.

Niagara Falls led by three goals at one point and ended with the victory. The largest advantage in the game came when the Canucks' MacKenzie Wood's scored at 16:44 in the third period to put Niagara Falls up 8-5.

Fort Erie's power play was ineffective against the Canucks' penalty kill, which allowed zero goals while shorthanded.

Niagara Falls excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in six chances. The Canucks outdid their season average for goals scored. Niagara Falls has scored at the pace of 3.9 goals per game during the current campaign. The Canucks could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 24 minutes in penalties during the game.

Niagara Falls additionally got points from Matthew Mannella, who also racked up one goal and one assist and Denis Creighton, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Niagara Falls also had goals scored by Matthew Thorpe and Vittorio Giannico, who scored one goal each. More assists for Niagara Falls came via Tory McLean, Sean Farquharson, Nolan Dunn, Austin Wright, and Mitch McIntosh, who each chipped in one and Marcus Michalski and Spencer Leenders, who contributed two a piece.

The Meteors forced Niagara Falls goalie Dylan Pietrangelo to work between the pipes, taking 31 shots. Fort Erie bested its season scoring average. This season, the Meteors average 3.2 goals per contest. Fort Erie's penalty kill unit could not stop the Canucks' power play, which converted on two of three opportunities.

The Meteors were helped by Braden Kavaratzis, who registered three goals. Fort Erie also got points from Nik Passero, who also finished with one goal and four assists to lead the team in points and Carson Johnstone, who also racked up two goals and one assist. In addition, Fort Erie received assists from Austin Carroll, Jared Marino, and Kyle Marino, who each chipped in one and Josh Micallef and Bryce Biller, who contributed two a piece.

Pietrangelo recorded 25 saves for Niagara Falls. Matt Baker made 10 saves for Fort Erie on 17 shots. The Meteors ended with 13 minutes in penalty time with four minors and one major. Fort Erie ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Marino was ejected from the game.