Tom Smail registered one point to lead Perth Pelicans to a 2-1 victory over Perth Sharks.

Perth Pelicans' offense was clicking better than usual and put 25 shots on goal during the game, better than the 3.0 shots per game it averages.

Zane Cunliffe also scored for Perth Pelicans. Other players who recorded assists for Perth Pelicans were Jordan Grover and Rhys Dumpleton, who each chipped in one.

Perth Sharks barely challenged the opposing goaltender, firing only 14 shots on target to force 13 saves. Still, the total topped Perth Sharks' average of 3.3 per game this year. Perth Sharks stifled Perth Pelicans' power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Perth Sharks did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. Perth Sharks puts an average of 4.0 pucks into the net per game.

Perth Sharks was led by Tomek Sak, who scored the team's only goal. Sak scored on the power play 13:21 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Perth Sharks. Perth Sharks earned a power play opportunity when Smail was put in the box for tripping. Ivan Ageev assisted on the tally.

Perth Pelicans' Stephen McCann stopped 13 shots out of the 14 that he faced. Perth Pelicans incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. Thomas Boschman recorded 23 saves for Perth Sharks. Perth Sharks incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.