Gordie Green opened the scoring for Newfoundland on the man advantage under six minutes into the game as a Noel Hoefenmayer point shot missed the Cyclones goal before landing right on the stick of Green at the backdoor who made no mistake to put the Growlers up 1-0 after the 1st period.
Todd Skirving doubled the Newfoundland advantage with six minutes to go in the middle frame as he picked up a loose puck in the slot on a delayed penalty call and put a shot off the crossbar and into the net to make it 2-0 Growlers.
Dominic Franco replied for the Cyclones just 43 seconds later as he deflected a point shot past Chase Perry and into the Growlers goal to cut the visitors deficit in half. Newfoundland would take a 2-1 lead into the 3rd.
Lincoln Griffin brought things to level early in the third period as he was the beneficiary of a good Cyclones bounce, slotting home all alone at the backdoor to make it 2-2 with 14:26 left in regulation.
Jeremy McKenna reclaimed the Growlers lead midway through the final frame as he beat Sean Bonar in the slot on the power play to put Newfoundland ahead 3-2 with 9:57 left in the 3rd.
Thanks to some clutch stops from Perry and a strong defensive effort from the Growlers, Newfoundland would hold on to secure a 3-2 win.
With Newfoundland Growlers release