Behind a great game by James Woodman, who had one goal and two assists, Perth Sharks defeated Perth Pelicans, 4-1.

Woodman scored 8:15 into the second period to make the score 2-0 Perth Sharks. Woodman dished an assist on Tomek Sak's goal that made the score 3-1 Perth Sharks at 1:37 into the third period. He added another helper on Sak's goal that made the score 4-1 Perth Sharks at 5:04 into the third period.

With 28 shots on target during the contest, Perth Sharks exceeded the 3.7 shots it averages per game this year.

Other players who recorded assists for Perth Sharks were Bruno Stolze, who had two.

Perth Pelicans put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Perth Sharks to score on any of its four power plays. Perth Pelicans could not produce up to its normal offensive output. Perth Pelicans puts an average of 3.1 pucks into the net per game. By firing 24 shots on goal, Perth Pelicans exceeded the 2.1 shots it averages per game this year.

Perth Pelicans was led by Lyndon Lodge, who scored the team's only goal. Lodge scored 9:07 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Perth Sharks. Kieren Webster provided the assist.

Mark McCann made 23 saves for Perth Sharks on 24 shots. Perth Sharks incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. Stephen McCann recorded 24 saves for Perth Pelicans. Perth Pelicans incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.