The Niagara Riverhawks failed to take advantage of their power play opportunities and the Dunnville Jr. Mudcats shook off a number of penalties to win, 6-2.

Dunnville was led by Chad Springer, who grabbed one goal and one assist. Springer scored 35 seconds into the second period to make the score 3-2 Dunnville. Luke Rowe assisted on the tally.

Referees had their hands full with a major incident at 15:55 into the third period. Four fighting penalties were dished out along with two game misconducts.

The Jr. Mudcats were often in penalty trouble, totaling 13 minors and one major for 41 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 22.0 minutes per game Dunnville had been spending in the box. The Jr. Mudcats excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in eight chances. Niagara was unable to stop Dunnville from sending pucks towards the net, and the Jr. Mudcats eventually piled up 35 shots on goal. Dunnville found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. The Jr. Mudcats average 3.8 goals per game.

Dunnville additionally got points from Josh Meeuwse, who also finished with one goal and two assists and Rowe, who also registered one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. Others who scored for Dunnville included Jake MacDougall, Matt Dolan, and Connor Schmalz, who scored one goal each. In addition, Dunnville received assists from Damien Lalonde, who had one, Travis Sheldrake, who had two, and Mitch Holodniuk, who had three.

The Riverhawks forced their penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up 15 minors and one major for 65 minutes in penalty time. Niagara had been averaging 27.0 minutes in penalties per game.

The Riverhawks were led by Andrew Somerville, who registered one goal and one assist. Somerville scored 6:07 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Niagara. Alex Cipriano picked up the assist. Patrick Norris also scored for Niagara. Other players who recorded assists for Niagara were Brandon McLean, who had one.

Brennan Head rejected 27 shots on goal for Dunnville. The Jr. Mudcats registered three goals on 10 power play opportunities. Dunnville ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Devin Lampert was ejected from the game. Scott Charanduk made 29 saves for Niagara on 35 shots. For the Riverhawks, Danny Gallagher and Danny Ledwez were ejected from the contest.