The xLondon Nationals relied on the scoring touch of Chris Maton, who netted two goals, to beat the xStrathroy Rockets, 5-0.

Maton's tallies came at 7:55 into the first period to make the score 1-0 xLondon and 11:22 into the first to make the score 2-0 xLondon.

Jacob Riley spearheaded the defensive effort for xLondon, as he did not allow a puck past him and made 34 saves for the shutout. Riley certainly lowered his goals against average, which was 2.8 entering the contest.

The Nationals excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in seven chances. xLondon's defensive play was more effective than usual against xStrathroy. The Nationals average 3.0 goals allowed per game.

xLondon additionally got points from Nik Passero, who also grabbed one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Others who scored for xLondon included Tristen Elie and Austin Kemp, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for xLondon were Matt Fuller, who had two and Matt Doty, Kyle L Robinson, Mike Whaley, Paul Hopkins, Jonathan Sims, Keaton Ratcliffe, and Drew Worrad, who contributed one a piece.

The Rockets could not produce up to they normal offensive output. xStrathroy puts an average of 3.8 pucks into the net per game. The Rockets' offense rang up 34 shots on xLondon's net. xStrathroy's penalty kill unit could not stop the Nationals' power play, which converted on two of three opportunities.

xLondon incurred 22 minutes in penalty time with six minors. The Nationals ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Ryan Shipley was ejected from the game. Jack Moylan recorded 21 saves for the Rockets. xStrathroy incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.