The Thorold Blackhawks could not stop the St. Catharines Falcons' Cam Blakely, who tallied a hat trick in an 8-1 win.

Blakely notched his first tally 15:22 into the first period. He then added goals at 19:29 into the second and at 13:31 into the third.

St. Catharines forced Thorold's goaltenders to work between the pipes, totaling 44 shots and forcing 36 saves. Ian Shorthouse made 12 stops and Josh Astorino made 24. The Falcons stifled the Blackhawks' power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. St. Catharines outdid its season average for goals scored. The Falcons have scored at the pace of 4.4 goals per game during the current campaign.

St. Catharines also got points from Tyler Jackson, who also finished with one goal and four assists to lead the team in points, Jake Evans, who also tallied three goals and one assist, and Ryan Doucette, who also registered one goal and one assist. In addition, St. Catharines received assists from Justin Felker, Josh Miller, and Paolo De Sousa, who each chipped in one and Tyler Morrison and Broderick Kelly, who contributed two each.

Thorold did not challenge the opposing netminder, only getting 14 shots on net to force 13 saves. The Blackhawks could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 54 minutes in penalties during the game.

Thorold was led by Tyler Sehovic, who scored the team's only goal. Sehovic scored short handed 18:35 into the second period to make the score 3-1 St. Catharines. The Blackhawks were on a disadvantage when Vito Scaringi went off the ice for head contact. Anthony Postiglione provided the assist.

Jonathan D Ilario rejected 13 shots on goal for St. Catharines. The Falcons totaled 11 minutes in penalty time with three minors and one major and went 2-for-8 on the power play. For St. Catharines, De Sousa was ejected from the game. Thorold registered zero goals on four power play opportunities. The Blackhawks ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Scaringi was ejected from the game.