Neighbours made it 1-0 at 13:14 of the first period, one-timing a pass by Thomas from behind the net just after coming off the bench.
“That's a team-first change, changing in the [offensive] zone and setting up the guys behind, so clutch, and I kind of just popped into the slot and ‘Tommer’ found me, so all I had to do was get her on net,” Neighbours said.
Pavel Buchnevich made it 2-0 at 14:57 when he tapped in a cross-crease pass from Neighbours on a 2-on-1 19 seconds into a power play.
“It was kind of a set play,” Neighbours said. “I knew the puck was coming to me and then it's just my job to try and find an option, and I was going to take it to the net, but he was wide open back door, so just had to put it on his tape.”
Suter cut it to 2-1 one minute into the third period, backhanding a rebound past Hofer at the right side of the net.
Alexey Toropchenko restored the two-goal lead 3-1 just 41 seconds later at 1:41 with a deflection of a Kevin Hayes pass from the top of the crease.
“It's a heck of a win from our guys,” Bannister said. “We showed a lot of character.”