The St. Catharines Falcons had a two-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to an 8-3 win over the Pelham Panthers.

Tyler Hildebrandt had one goal and three assists to lead St. Catharines. Hildebrandt scored 8:52 into the first period to make the score 1-0 St. Catharines. Mitchell Webb provided the assist.

The Falcons forced Pelham's goalies to work without much rest, racking up 50 shots and forcing 42 saves. Stephen Harvey made 25 stops and Tyler Caruana made 17. St. Catharines' penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on four Pelham power plays. The Falcons surpassed their usual scoring output this season. St. Catharines averages 4.0 goals per game.

St. Catharines additionally got points from James Guest, who also grabbed one goal and two assists, Webb, who also had one goal and one assist, and Anthony Postiglione, who also registered one goal and two assists. Jack Webb also scored for St. Catharines. More assists for St. Catharines came via Brandon Cercone, who had two and Justin Felker, Broderick Kelly, and Riley McCourt Apm, who each chipped in one.

The Panthers' defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in two goals.

Pelham was helped by Riley Hollowell, who racked up one goal. Hollowell scored 17:23 into the first period to make the score 3-1 St. Catharines. Jeffrey Venzon assisted on the tally. Pelham also got points from Adam Petric, who also finished with one goal and one assist. Pelham also got a goal from Hunter Swain as well. In addition, Pelham received assists from Mathiau Young, who had two and London Murray and Dylan Cancilla, who contributed one each.

The Falcons' starting goalie, Cameron Gray, made 18 saves and finished with the win before he was taken out in favor of Joel Horodziejczyk, who stopped zero shots. St. Catharines incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors. The Panthers incurred 22 minutes in penalty time with six minors.