It was pretty much all hands on deck as coach Kirk MacDonald returned forward Ville Koivunen and defensemen Owen Pickering and Finn Harding to the mx. Pacing the black-and-gold attack were first-round pick Ben Kindel (pictured), who tallied two goals and four points and Tristan Broz, who likewise potted a pair.
Avery Hayes and defenseman Quinn Beauchesne, both quite conspicuous and for all the right reasons throughout the tourney, notched the other goals for the locals.
At the far end of the rink, Sergei Murashov went the distance and was good when he needed to be against a talented Buffalo squad.