CBR Brave gutted out a close 3-2 win against Sydney Bears.

No lead was more than two goals during the contest, and the winning goal was scored by Stephen Blunden at 4:39 of the second period.

CBR Brave got the win thanks to a great game by Blunden, who had two goals and one assist.

With 28 shots on target during the contest, CBR Brave exceeded the 3.1 shots it averages per game this year.

CBR Brave additionally got points from Anton Kokkonen, who also had one goal and two assists. In addition, CBR Brave received assists from Jordan Gavin, who had one.

Sydney Bears managed to stay out of the box better than usual, finishing with one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Sydney Bears finished below its season average of 18.0 penalty minutes per game. The 36 shots that Sydney Bears put on net surpassed Sydney Bears' average of 2.0 shots per game this season.

Sydney Bears was led by Ben Di Marco, who finished with one goal and one assist. Di Marco scored 8:57 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Sean Hamilton Steen picked up the assist. Steven Adams also scored for Sydney Bears. More assists for Sydney Bears came via Michael Schlamp, who had one.

Petri Pitkanen made 34 saves for CBR Brave on 36 shots. CBR Brave incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors and had no power play opportunities. Luke Read recorded 25 saves for Sydney Bears. Sydney Bears registered zero goals on one power play opportunities.