The Brantford 99ers' Jonathan Pace scored 2:52 into overtime to beat the Cambridge Winter Hawks, 5-4 (OT).

Brantford came back from a three-goal deficit to capture the victory. The 99ers was down 4-1 after a goal by Cambridge's Kyle Heitzner at 13:16 in the second period. Brantford knotted things up at 4-4 on a goal by Guy Polillo at 17:30 in the third period.

Referees had their hands full with a major incident at 15:29 into the third period. Four fighting penalties were dished out along with two game misconducts.

The 99ers forced their penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up seven minors and three majors for 29 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 19.0 minutes per game Brantford had been spending in the box. The Winter Hawks were unable to stop the 99ers from sending pucks towards the net, and Brantford eventually piled up 53 shots on goal. The 99ers bested their season scoring average. Brantford averages 2.7 goals per game.

The 99ers were led by Isaac Nurse, who tallied three goals. Brantford also got points from Polillo, who also had one goal and one assist and Pace, who also racked up one goal and one assist. In addition, Brantford received assists from Jack Phibbs, who had two, Matthew Woods, who had three, and Christian Polillo, Brandon Scanlin, and Nick Visser, who contributed one each.

Cambridge was often in penalty trouble, totaling 10 minors and three majors for 35 minutes in penalty time. The Winter Hawks surpassed its season average of 28.0 penalty minutes per game. Cambridge's offense rang up 44 shots on Brantford's net.

The Winter Hawks were led by Alex Mutton, who registered two goals and one assist. Mutton scored the first of his two goals at 9:08 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Cambridge. Heitzner picked up the assist. Mutton's next tally made the score 3-1 Cambridge with 10:18 left in the second period. Cambridge had taken the advantage when the 99ers' Scanlin got sent off for holding. Robert Proner assisted on the tally. Cambridge additionally got points from Heitzner, who also finished with one goal and one assist. Cambridge also got a goal from Matt Steen as well. Other players who recorded assists for Cambridge were Scott Del Zotto and Sean Ross, who each chipped in two.

Tristan Lewis made 40 saves for Brantford on 44 shots. The 99ers registered one goal on seven power play opportunities. Team's Kyle Walker, Alec Tiley, and Visser were slapped with misconducts and ejected from the game. Scott Patton recorded 48 saves for the Winter Hawks. Cambridge registered one goal on three power play opportunities. For the Winter Hawks, Proner, Heitzner, and Liam Hurley were ejected from the contest.