Curtis Hall scored the go-ahead goal in the first period, and Cleveland Barons (mm) held off the challenges of Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm) in a tough 2-0 win.

Cleveland Barons (mm) took over the lead for good with a goal by Hall at 3:47 in the first period. Drew Magyar provided the assist.

Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm)'s power play was ineffective against Cleveland Barons (mm)'s penalty kill, which allowed zero goals while shorthanded.

Cleveland Barons (mm) was paced by Hall, who registered one goal.

Cleveland Barons (mm) excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in eight chances. Cleveland Barons (mm) did not challenge the opposing netminder, only getting 11 shots on net to force nine saves.

Cleveland Barons (mm) additionally got points from Henry Frontini, who also tallied one goal and one assist. More assists for Cleveland Barons (mm) came via Connor Kucharski, who had one.

Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm) did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm) puts an average of 3.0 pucks into the net per game.

Chad Dodero made 22 saves for Cleveland Barons (mm) on 22 shots. Cleveland Barons (mm) incurred 24 minutes in penalty time with seven minors and had no power play opportunities. Sam Metcalf rejected nine shots on goal for Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm).