The Carleton Place Canadians pulled out a 4-3 (OT) overtime victory over the Pembroke Lumber Kings on a clutch goal by Stephen Baylis.

Carleton Place evened the best of seven series at 3-3 and forced a deciding game seven.

Andy Sturtz had two goals to lead the Canadians to victory. Sturtz scored on the power play at 18:13 into the second period to make the score 2-2 and again while 13:47 into the third to make the score 3-2 Carleton Place.

Carleton Place's penalty kill excelled, as the Canadians gave up zero goals despite allowing eight power plays.

Carleton Place stifled Pembroke's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. The Lumber Kings were unable to stop the Canadians from sending pucks towards the net, and Carleton Place eventually piled up 37 shots on goal.

Carleton Place additionally got points from Baylis, who also registered one goal and one assist and Evan Peterson, who also racked up one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. In addition, Carleton Place received assists from Larry Smith, Brett DAndrea, Craig Pefley, and Kelly Summers, who each chipped in one.

Pembroke forced the Canadians goalie Guillaume Therien to work between the pipes, taking 44 shots.

The Lumber Kings were helped by Jordan Larson, who racked up one goal. Larson scored 17:55 into the third period to make the score 3-3. Dylan Staples provided the assist. Others who scored for Pembroke included Mark Petaccio and Patrice Wren, who each put in one. More assists for Pembroke came via Dylan Chase, Felix Chamberland, and Keegan Harper, who contributed one each.

Carleton Place's Therien stopped 41 shots out of the 44 that he faced. The Canadians incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors. Darren Smith made 33 saves for Pembroke on 37 shots. The Lumber Kings incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.