The Lambeth Lancers and the Exeter Hawks were evenly matched throughout their contest, but Lambeth made the most of its opportunities and won, 5-3.

No lead was more than two goals during the contest, and the winning goal was scored by Ryan Pennington at 10:07 of the second period.

The Lancers' penalty kill excelled, as Lambeth gave up one goal despite allowing six power plays.

The Lancers were paced by Mitch Thomas, who finished with one goal. Thomas scored 11:54 into the third period to make the score 4-2 Lambeth. Justin Clark picked up the assist.

Lambeth forced Exeter goalie Joe Metzger to work between the pipes, taking 56 shots.

Lambeth also got points from Tanner Smith, who also registered one goal and one assist, Pennington, who also racked up one goal and one assist, and Clark, who also had one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. Warren Hargraves also scored for Lambeth. In addition, Lambeth received assists from Kale Corbeth, who had three and Keith Arnold, Brandon Robbins, and Cody Wuytenburg, who contributed one a piece.

The Hawks were led by Trevor Thornton, who finished with two goals and one assist. Thornton scored the first of his two goals at 16:36 into the first period to make the score 2-2. Kalvin Thornton provided the assist. Thornton's next tally made the score 4-3 Lambeth with 1:34 left in the third period. Thornton assisted on the tally. Exeter also got a goal from Joe Dykstra as well. Other players who recorded assists for Exeter were Brandon Willis and Nick Laporte, who each chipped in one.

JP Trudell recorded 23 saves for the Lancers. Lambeth incurred 20 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Joe Metzger made 51 saves for Exeter on 55 shots. The Hawks incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.