Kevin Gruber netted a hat trick to lead Jersey Shore Wildcats over Roc City Royals, 6-2.

Gruber got on the scoresheet 1:51 into the second period. He then added goals at 17:32 into the second and at 5:46 into the third.

Jersey Shore Wildcats led by only one goal at the end of the first period, but put the game away by scoring four goals in the second.

Roc City Royals' power play was ineffective against Jersey Shore Wildcats' penalty kill, which allowed zero goals while shorthanded.

Jersey Shore Wildcats forced Roc City Royals' goaltenders to work between the pipes, totaling 33 shots and forcing 27 saves. Brennon Wachter made 19 stops and George Collins made eight. Jersey Shore Wildcats stifled Roc City Royals' power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man.

Others who scored for Jersey Shore Wildcats included Ilya Spektor, Daniel Vosyka, and Dylan Jenkins, who scored one goal each. In addition, Jersey Shore Wildcats received assists from Austin Crane, who had two, Alexandre Racicot, who had three, and Tim OConnor, Travis Valvo, and Martin Zahora, who each chipped in one.

Roc City Royals excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in four chances.

Roc City Royals was led by Connor Guay, who tallied one goal. Guay scored 2:57 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Jersey Shore Wildcats. Reece Tucker picked up the assist. Roc City Royals also got a goal from Anthony DePetres as well. More assists for Roc City Royals came via John Wise, who had one.

Jersey Shore Wildcats' Loftin Devoult stopped 24 shots out of the 26 that he faced. Jersey Shore Wildcats ended with 45 minutes in penalty time with five minors and one major. Jersey Shore Wildcats ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Spektor was ejected from the game. Roc City Royals incurred 30 minutes in penalty time with five minors. For Roc City Royals, John Melcher was ejected from the game.