The Carleton Place Canadians' Bryce VanHorn scored 9:32 into overtime to beat the Ottawa Senators, 4-3 (OT).

The win gave Carleton Place a 2-0 lead in the best of seven series.

Although the Canadians was up by as many as three goals in the second period, Ottawa kept the game interesting by staging a comeback that ultimately fell short. The Senators got to within 3-2 on a goal by Evan Lindquist at 9:18 in the third period.

Carleton Place was sparked by VanHorn, who tallied one goal.

The Canadians put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Ottawa to score on any of its five power plays. Carleton Place kept the Senators' goalie busy throughout the game, and Ian Andriano made 39 saves on 43 shots.

Carleton Place also had goals scored by Jacob Moreau, Connor Merkley, and Maxime StPierre, who scored one goal each. In addition, Carleton Place received assists from Lucas Batt, Will LeNeave, Nicolas Carrier, Jordan Larson, and Alex Friesen, who each chipped in one.

The Canadians were unable to stop Ottawa from sending pucks towards the net, and the Senators eventually piled up 51 shots on goal. Ottawa got an offensive boost from its blueliners, who contributed two goals during the game.

Mitchell Gibson also scored for Ottawa. Other players who recorded assists for Ottawa were Luke McCaw, who had two and Sean Rappleyea, Jody Sullivan, Zacharie Car, and Jaren Burke, who contributed one each.

Colton Point rejected 48 shots on goal for Carleton Place. The Canadians incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors. The Senators incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors.