New England had a three-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 4-1 win over Skylands.

Skylands' power play was ineffective against New England's penalty kill, which allowed zero goals while shorthanded.

New England was led by Ryan Gauvin, who finished with one goal. Gauvin scored on the power play 3:33 into the second period to make the score 2-0 New England. New England had gained a power play chance when Mike King was whistled for tripping. Jake Latham picked up the assist.

New England racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with eight minors and one major for 41 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 17.0 minutes per game New England had been spending in the box. New England's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on six Skylands power plays. New England forced Skylands goalie Ryan Bartholomew to work between the pipes, taking 45 shots.

New England additionally got points from Kyle Weiss, who also registered one goal and one assist and Steve Crocker, who also racked up one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Arya Saliany also scored for New England. In addition, New England received assists from Brian Glover, Nolan Arbuckle, Brendan Miller, and John Krapian, who each chipped in one.

Skylands' penalty box was a popular destination as the team totaled eight minors and one major for 31 minutes in penalty time. Skylands surpassed its season average of 18.0 penalty minutes per game. Skylands could not produce up to its normal offensive output. Skylands averages 4.2 goals per game.

Skylands also got a goal from Cory Decosta as well.

Dominic Lamanno rejected 24 shots on goal for New England. New England registered three goals on six power play opportunities. Bartholomew recorded 41 saves for Skylands.