New England relied on the scoring touch of Ryan Gauvin, who netted two goals, to beat Lewiston/Auburn, 2-0.

Gauvin scored at 4:14 into the second period to make the score 1-0 New England and again while on the power play 12:37 into the third to make the score 2-0 New England.

Dominic Lamanno frustrated Lewiston/Auburn's offense all game, and stopped 25 shots en route to a shutout. Lamanno certainly lowered his goals against average, which was 1.34 entering the contest.

New England excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in four chances. New England's defensive play was more effective than usual against Lewiston/Auburn. New England averages 2.4 goals allowed per game. New England could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 26 minutes in penalties during the game.

More assists for New England came via Hunter McTague, who had one and Nolan Arbuckle, who had two.

Lewiston/Auburn's offense operated below its season average. Lewiston/Auburn averages 4.2 goals per game. Lewiston/Auburn was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 30 penalty minutes.

New England registered one goal on six power play opportunities. Claes Endre made 22 saves for Lewiston/Auburn on 24 shots.