Behind a great game by Matt Buckles, who had two goals, the Toronto Lakeshore Patriots defeated the Pickering Panthers, 5-0.

With the win, Toronto Lakeshore evened the series at 1-1 in the best of five showdown.

The Patriots forced Panthers' netminders to work in net, finishing with 40 shots and forcing 35 saves. Spencer Bacon made 34 stops and Elan Baker made one. Toronto Lakeshore excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances. The Patriots' defense was surprisingly good. Toronto Lakeshore allows two goals per game.

Toronto Lakeshore additionally got points from Daniel Tedesco, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Toronto Lakeshore got a goal from Shane Cavalieri as well. In addition, Toronto Lakeshore received assists from Dylan Carter, Kyle Dutra, Brandon Willett, Robbie Murden, and Ryan Kinsella, who each chipped in one and James De Haas and Doug Bonar, who contributed two each.

Pickering's offense operated below it season average. The Panthers average two goals per game. Pickering's penalty killing units received substantial work throughout the game as the Panthers finished with 29 penalty minutes. The leading offender was Dylan Hutton, who totaled 12 minutes in penalty time with one minor and one misconduct.

Joseph Pianta turned away 21 pucks between the pipes for the Patriots. Toronto Lakeshore incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors. Pickering ran into disciplinary problems during the contest, and Matteo Baldassarra was ejected from the game.