Klayton Hoelscher netted a hat trick to lead the Elmira Sugar Kings over the Brampton Bombers, 10-2.

Hoelscher got on the scoresheet 7:16 into the first period. He then added goals at 18:21 into the first and at 12:23 into the second.

The win gave Elmira a 2-0 lead in the best of seven series.

Brampton fell victim to a deadly the Sugar Kings power play, which ripped the Bombers for six goals.

Referees had their hands full with a major incident at 20:00 into the second period. Four fighting penalties were dished out along with two game misconducts.

Elmira forced Brampton's goaltenders to work in net, taking 53 shots and forcing 43 saves. Shane Dietl made 28 stops and Jake Lawr made 15.

Elmira also got points from Eric Palazzolo, who also tallied two goals and four assists to lead the team in points, Mac Clutsam, who also had one goal and three assists, and Steven Jakiela, who also racked up two goals and one assist. Elmira also had goals scored by Alex Mutton and Mitch Wright, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for Elmira were Zac Coulter, who had three, Adam Brubacher, who had four, and Mitch Montgomery and Rob Kohli, who each chipped in one.

The Bombers forced the Sugar Kings' goalies to work without much rest, racking up 35 shots and forcing 33 saves. Jonathan Reinhart made 27 stops and Andrew Lefebvre made six.

Brampton was led by Cameron DeFazio, who registered two goals. DeFazio scored the first of his two goals at 3:53 into the second period to make the score 4-1 Elmira. DeFazio's next tally made the score 7-2 Elmira with 17:58 left in the third period. The Bombers had taken the advantage when Elmira's Chad Herron got sent off for roughing. Robert Orlando picked up the assist.

The Sugar Kings ended with 41 minutes in penalty time with eight minors and one major. Elmira ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Cash Seraphim was ejected from the game. Brampton totaled 33 minutes in penalty time with nine minors and one major and went 1-for-8 on the power play. Team's Nick Petropoulos and Chris Hill were slapped with misconducts and ejected from the game.