Greg Bryl opened the scoring in the first for Stoney Creek, netting his third goal of the postseason just 26 seconds into the game. Mike Kavanagh made it 2-0 for the Warriors at the 6:34 mark with his third goal of the playoffs.

Stoney Creek made it 3-0 in front of a silenced Falcons crowd when Jordan Winger beat Falcons goaltender Steele De Fazio at the 7:40 minute mark, grabbing his first goal of the series.

The Falcons then turned the tables on the visiting Stoney Creek Warriors - they scored three goals of their own in a row, to tie the game 3-3 by the 13:49 mark of the first. Chris Stevenson netted the first two Falcons goals, one on the power-play, while Brad Jackson's power-play goal tied the game to the many loud cheers inside JGA.

Mike Stone gave St. Catharines their first lead Monday night when he scored an even-strength goal for the Falcons at 14:52 of the first. The Falcons kept pounding the Warriors for their early offensive outburst by grabbing their fifth goal of the game when JT MacDonald scored a power-play marker at the 15:57 mark, still of the first period. The period finally ended with the Falcons leading the Warriors 5-3.

Chris Stevenson notched his fifth goal of the playoffs and recorded a hat-trick Monday night when he scored his third goal of the game just 1:03 into the second period. The Falcons fourth power-play goal gave them a 6-3 lead well before the halfway point of the game. The second period ended with the Falcons still owning a 6-3 lead.

The Falcons added to their 3 goal in the third period when Vladimir Bessonov scored on the power-play at the 7:12 minute mark. Zack Jones and Riley Sheahan assisted on the Falcons seventh goal of the match.

Other than the first 7:40 of the first period, the Warriors remained scoreless and the game ended with the Falcons winning Game #3 by a score of 8-3.

Attendance inside JGA Monday night was announced at 368 fans.

Game #4 of the best-of-seven series takes place Thursday, March 6th, from Valley Park Arena in Stoney Creek. Game time is 7:30pm.

If the Warriors force a Game #5, it will take place Friday, March 7th, inside Jack Gatecliff Arena at St. Catharines. The puck would drop at 7:30pm if necessary.