First Period — 1: Halifax, Jake Coughler (27) and , 03:16. 2: Saint John, Joseph Veleno (6) assisted by Simon Bourque, Bokondji Imama, 06:03. 3: Halifax, Nico Hischier (35) assisted by Arnaud Durandeau, Maxime Fortier, 10:01. 4: Saint John, Spencer Smallman (18) and , 11:40. 5: Saint John, Jakub Zboril (7) assisted by Simon Bourque, Spencer Smallman, 18:39. Penalties — SNB: David Comeau - Interference (2 min) 11:50. HAL: Walter Flower - Holding (2 min) 17:53. HAL: Benoit-Olivier Groulx - Tripping (2 min) 18:18.
Second Period — 6: Halifax, Arnaud Durandeau (12) assisted by Otto Somppi, Jared McIsaac, 03:09. 7: Saint John, Cole Reginato (5) and , 10:40. 8: Saint John, Samuel Dove-McFalls (11) assisted by Spencer Smallman, Alexandre Bernier, 12:37. Penalties — SNB: Bokondji Imama - Interference (2 min) 00:46. HAL: Joel Bishop - Checking to the head (2 min) 11:13.
Third Period — 9: Saint John, Cole Reginato (6) and , 08:53. 10: Halifax, Otto Somppi (13) assisted by Arnaud Durandeau, Jake Coughler, 16:56. 11: Saint John, Bokondji Imama (32) and , 18:22. Penalties — HAL: Jordan Lepage - Roughing (2 min) 02:19. SNB: Bokondji Imama - Roughing (2 min) 02:19. SNB: Julien Gauthier - Roughing (2 min) 07:07. HAL: Frédéric Aubé - Holding (2 min) 07:07. SNB: Alexandre Bernier - Delaying the game (2 min) 16:46.
Shots On Goal — Saint John 30. Halifax 19.
Goalies — Saint John, Callum Booth (W) 19 shots-15 saves. Halifax, Alexis Gravel (W) 30 shots-24 saves.
Attendance: 7,375.
