The Oakville Blades were firing on all cylinders against the Pickering Panthers, and when the final buzzer sounded Blades emerged with a 6-2 win.

Oakville got the win thanks to a great game by Jackson Bales, who had two goals and two assists. Bales scored the first of his two goals at 16:21 into the second period to make the score 4-0 Oakville. Tyler Rollo provided the assist. Bales' next tally made the score 6-1 Oakville with 7:27 left in the third period. The Blades had gained a power play chance when Cam Palmer was whistled for interference. Paul Butler picked up the assist.

Oakville forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up six minors and two majors for 22 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 17.0 minutes per game the Blades had been spending in the box. Oakville forced Panthers' goalies to work without much rest, racking up 31 shots and forcing 25 saves. Jordan Cartney made 18 stops and Eric Pitcher made seven.

Others who scored for Oakville included Matthew McLeod, Ryan Burns, Christian Rajic, and Matthew Lippa, who scored one goal each. In addition, Oakville received assists from Kamil Tkaczuk, who had two and Tanner Shaw, Joe Seney, and Tyler Burns, who contributed one each.

Pickering's penalty box was a popular destination as the team totaled eight minors and one major for 21 minutes in penalty time. The Panthers surpassed its season average of 19.0 penalty minutes per game. Pickering's offense operated below its season average. The Panthers average 4.3 goals per game. The Blades were unable to stop Pickering from sending pucks towards the net, and the Panthers eventually piled up 33 shots on goal.

Oakville's Brendan McGlynn stopped 31 shots out of the 33 that he faced. The Blades registered one goal on five power play opportunities. Team's Ryan Markovic and Burns were slapped with misconducts and ejected from the game. Pickering registered two goals on five power play opportunities. For the Panthers, Mark Tenuta was ejected from the game.