Newcastle North Stars had a three-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 6-1 win over Perth Thunder.

Jeff Martens was all over the ice for Newcastle North Stars, as he tallied one goal and two assists in the win. Martens scored 12:15 into the first period to make the score 2-0 Newcastle North Stars.

Perth Thunder was stymied by Newcastle North Stars netminder Olivier Martin, who stopped 25 shots during the victory. Martin certainly lowered his goals against average, which was 2.86 entering the contest.

Newcastle North Stars excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in five chances. Newcastle North Stars' offense was clicking better than usual and put 33 shots on goal during the game, better than the 4.7 shots per game it averages.

Newcastle North Stars also got points from Beau Taylor, who also grabbed one goal and one assist and Dominic Osman, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Newcastle North Stars also got a goal from Pier Cotnoir as well. More assists for Newcastle North Stars came via David Upton, who had two and Rob Starke and John Kennedy, who each chipped in one.

Perth Thunder did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. Perth Thunder puts an average of 4.4 pucks into the net per game. Perth Thunder put 26 shots on net during the contest, more than the 3.2 it averages per game.

Newcastle North Stars incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Perth Thunder's Daniel Clarke stopped 27 shots out of the 33 that he faced. Perth Thunder incurred 16 minutes in penalty time with three minors.