Dominick Sacco netted a hat trick to lead New York over Jersey Shore, 5-2.

Sacco got on the scoresheet 3:10 into the second period. He then added goals at 6:28 into the third and at 16:25 into the third.

New York also got points from Daniel Backstrom, who also registered one goal and three assists and Jimmy Warrick, who also had one goal and two assists. In addition, New York received assists from Robert Kalata, Phillip Garcia, and Stephen Mundinger, who each chipped in one.

Jersey Shore did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. Jersey Shore puts an average of 6.0 pucks into the net per game. Jersey Shore forced New York goalie Mundinger to work between the pipes, taking 31 shots. Jersey Shore's normally stingy defense allowed more goals than usual. Jersey Shore averages 2.4 goals allowed per game.

Jersey Shore was helped by Jared Karas, who finished with one goal. Karas scored on the power play 19:03 into the third period to make the score 4-2 New York. Jersey Shore had gotten the advantage when New York's Alexei Pilatsky was sent off for tripping. Christian Cooley picked up the assist. Jersey Shore additionally got points from Cooley, who also grabbed one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. More assists for Jersey Shore came via Alexander Tan and Frederic Ampleman, who contributed one each.

New York's Mundinger stopped 29 shots out of the 31 that he faced. New York incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. Scott Albertoni recorded 12 saves for Jersey Shore. Jersey Shore incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.