Sydney Sabres had a three-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 5-1 win over Perth Pelicans.

Cameron Todd was all over the ice for Sydney Sabres, as he tallied two goals and one assist in the win. Todd scored the first of his two goals at 1:44 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Sydney Sabres. Bryan Costa picked up the assist. Todd's next tally made the score 3-1 Sydney Sabres with 18:47 left in the second period.

Sydney Sabres' offense was clicking better than usual and put 30 shots on goal during the game, better than the 4.4 shots per game it averages.

Sydney Sabres additionally got points from Casey Kubara, who also registered one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Sydney Sabres included Brendan Kong and Hayden Sheard, who scored one goal each. In addition, Sydney Sabres received assists from Daniel Pataky, who had one.

Perth Pelicans was held below its usual level of production. Perth Pelicans averages 3.4 goals per game. By firing 15 shots on goal, Perth Pelicans exceeded the 3.3 shots it averages per game this year.

Perth Pelicans was led by Aaron Dumpleton, who scored the team's only goal. Dumpleton scored on the power play 14:30 into the first period to make the score 2-1 Sydney Sabres. Perth Pelicans had gained a power play chance when Pataky was whistled for interference. Jordan Grover provided the assist.

Jonathan Hughes recorded 14 saves for Sydney Sabres. Sydney Sabres incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors and had no power play opportunities. Perth Pelicans' Stephen McCann stopped 25 shots out of the 30 that he faced. Perth Pelicans avoided the penalty box for the entire game and scored one goal off of two power plays.