The Pembroke Lumber Kings had trouble finding ways to stop the Ottawa Senators, which beat Lumber Kings, 5-1.

Ottawa was led by Derek Brown, who grabbed one goal. Brown scored 13:36 into the first period to make the score 2-1 Ottawa. Joshua Hartley provided the assist.

The Senators managed to stay out of the box better than usual, registering one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Ottawa ended up below its season average of 19.0 penalty minutes per game.

Others who scored for Ottawa included Ben Robillard, who had two and Joshua Gervais and Max Fiedler, who each put in one. More assists for Ottawa came via Jordan Dempster, Bruno Cheff, Liam Burtt, and Kevin Ryder, who contributed one a piece and Deric Boudreau and Conor Brown, who each chipped in two.

Pembroke excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances.

The Lumber Kings were led by Justin Pelock, who scored the team's only goal. Pelock scored 6:52 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Pembroke. Will Seeber picked up the assist.

The Senators' Charlie Millen stopped 20 shots out of the 21 that he faced. Matt Gagne rejected 21 shots on goal for Pembroke. The Lumber Kings incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.