The LaSalle Vipers came close to giving away a three-goal lead to the St. Marys Lincolns, but did just enough to escape with a 3-1 victory.

LaSalle led by three goals at one point and ended with the victory. The largest advantage in the game came when the Vipers' Andrew Burns's scored at 19:59 in the third period to put LaSalle up 4-1.

The Vipers' Paolo Battisti was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 27 saves and let only one puck past him. Battisti managed to improve on his goals against average, which stood at 2.86 prior to the game.

Referees had their hands full with a major incident at 19:04 into the first period. Four fighting penalties were dished out along with two game misconducts.

LaSalle put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow St. Marys to score on any of its four power plays. The Lincolns were unable to stop the Vipers from sending pucks towards the net, and LaSalle eventually piled up 37 shots on goal.

LaSalle also had goals scored by Nathan Savage, Dylan Denomme, and Aaron Luchuk, who each put in one. More assists for LaSalle came via Austin Hall, Blake Jones, and Ben Hanus, who contributed one a piece.

St. Marys was led by Rai Diloreto, who scored the team's only goal. Diloreto scored 5:11 into the third period to make the score 3-1 LaSalle. Brandon Morrow assisted on the tally.

The Vipers totaled 20 minutes in penalty time with five minors and two majors and went 1-for-3 on the power play. For LaSalle, Brett Langlois and Nikko Sablone were ejected from the contest. Andrew Masters recorded 34 saves for the Lincolns. St. Marys ended with 18 minutes in penalty time with four minors and two majors. Team's Luke Jackson and Cody Filson were slapped with misconducts and ejected from the game.