The Lindsay Muskies tried to dig themselves out of a four-goal hole, but the Toronto Patriots Patriots held on for a 4-3 victory.

Toronto Patriots made the score 4-0 on a goal by Jake Harris at 18:18 in the second period, and Lindsay got as close as 4-3 when Cedric Ralph scored 14:40 into the third period.

Harris had a great game for the Patriots, netting two goals.

Referees had their hands full with a major incident at 11:53 into the first period. Four fighting penalties were dished out along with two game misconducts.

Toronto Patriots forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up seven minors and one major for 29 minutes in penalty time. The Patriots had been averaging 12.0 minutes in penalties per game. Toronto Patriots' penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on five Lindsay power plays. The Patriots kept the Muskies' goalie busy throughout the game, and Boyd Diclemente made 39 saves on 43 shots.

Others who scored for Toronto Patriots included Noah Robinson and Colton Kalezic, who each put in one. In addition, Toronto Patriots received assists from Daniel Barnes, Louis DiMatteo, Mario Ferraro, Michael Siddall, Logan Blaser, Nicholas Ursitti, and Nick Stuckless, who contributed one each.

Lindsay was often in penalty trouble, totaling 11 minors and one major for 37 minutes in penalty time. The Muskies surpassed its season average of 20.0 penalty minutes per game. Lindsay's offense rang up 46 shots on Toronto Patriots' net.

Lindsay also had goals scored by Josh Wainman and Nick Isaacson, who scored one goal each. More assists for Lindsay came via James Allen, Matt Tustin, Cole Robbins, Cameron Robinson, and Zach Treen, who each chipped in one.

Sean OReilly made 43 saves for the Patriots on 46 shots. Toronto Patriots registered one goal on nine power play opportunities. For the Patriots, Jordan Anderson was ejected from the game. Team's Braeden Kublick and Isaacson were slapped with misconducts and ejected from the game.