Three periods of regulation and an overtime session were not enough to settle matters as the St. Catharines Falcons defeated the Elmira Sugar Kings in a shootout 5-4 (2-0 SO).

The two teams needed five turns to complete the shootout. St. Catharines also got a shootout goal from Dan MacEachern.

Julian Luciani was all over the ice for the Falcons, as he tallied one goal and two assists in the win. Luciani scored on the power play 1:59 into the first period to make the score 1-0 St. Catharines. St. Catharines had taken the advantage when Elmira's Jake Weidner got sent off for high sticking. Jimmy Sheehan provided the assist.

The Falcons' penalty kill excelled, as St. Catharines gave up one goal despite allowing seven power plays.

The Falcons kept the Sugar Kings' goalie busy throughout the game, and Hayden Neuman made 32 saves on 37 shots. St. Catharines' penalty killing units received substantial work throughout the game as the Falcons finished with 28 penalty minutes.

St. Catharines also got points from Andy Sturtz, who also had one goal and one assist. Kyle Woodhouse also scored for St. Catharines. Other players who recorded assists for St. Catharines were Ben Walsh and Jesse Miller, who contributed one a piece.

St. Catharines was unable to stop Elmira from sending pucks towards the net, and the Sugar Kings eventually piled up 53 shots on goal.

Elmira additionally got points from Mitch Wright, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Elmira also got a goal from Brady Campbell as well. In addition, Elmira received assists from Clayton Greer, who had two.

Marcus Del Conte recorded 49 saves for the Falcons. St. Catharines registered three goals on 10 power play opportunities. Elmira incurred 20 minutes in penalty time with 10 minors. The Sugar Kings ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Cass Frey was ejected from the game.