Behind a great game by Mathew Thompson, who had two goals and three assists, the Trenton Golden Hawks defeated the North York Rangers, 7-4.

Trenton bested its season scoring average. This season, the Golden Hawks average 4.2 goals per contest. Trenton struggled to stay out of the sin bin throughout the game as it finished the game with 17 penalty minutes for five opposing power plays.

Trenton additionally got points from Hunter Fargey, who also tallied two goals and two assists. Trenton also had goals scored by Ryan Hunter, Danny Liscio, and Bobby Polachek, who each put in one. More assists for Trenton came via Tyler Donaldson, who had three and Tyler Mayea, Fabrizio Ricci, Dylan Savory, Zach de Concilys, and Brady Wiffen, who contributed one a piece.

North York was often in penalty trouble, totaling nine minors and one major for 23 minutes in penalty time. The Rangers had been averaging 18.0 minutes in penalties per game.

North York was helped by Matthew Whittaker, who had one goal. Whittaker scored 8:00 into the third period to make the score 5-3 Trenton. Kyle Thacker assisted on the tally. Others who scored for North York included Valadao Adam, Alex Leader, and Brandon Gaudette, who scored one goal each. In addition, North York received assists from Ted Hunt and Gabriel Valenzuela, who each chipped in one.

Denny Dubblestyne made 17 saves for the Golden Hawks on 21 shots. Trenton registered one goal on eight power play opportunities. The Golden Hawks ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Savory was ejected from the game. The Rangers took out Jason Pucciarelli after he had made 12 saves and installed Gianluca Baggetta in goal, where he finished with nine saves and the loss. For North York, Tye Campbell was ejected from the game.