The Cumberland Grads tried their best to erase a three-goal deficit, but the Carleton Place Canadians would not be denied the victory and hung on to win, 4-3.

Carleton Place made the score 3-0 on a goal by Luke Edwards at 3:18 in the second period, and Cumberland got as close as 3-2 when Matt Allan scored 10 seconds into the third period.

The Canadians' penalty kill excelled, as Carleton Place gave up zero goals despite allowing six power plays.

The Canadians stifled the Grads' power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Carleton Place's offense rang up 32 shots on Cumberland's net.

The Canadians were led by Stephen Bayliss, who tallied one goal and one assist. Bayliss scored 6:29 into the third period to make the score 4-2 Carleton Place. Brock Edwards picked up the assist. Carleton Place also got points from Edwards, who also finished with one goal and one assist and Edwards, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Kelly Summers also scored for Carleton Place. In addition, Carleton Place received assists from Luke Formica, Luke Kasteel, Alex Globke, Anthony McVeigh, and Christian Weidauer, who each chipped in one.

The Grads were helped by Kevin Giroux, who registered one goal. Giroux scored 16:32 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Carleton Place. Travis Douglas provided the assist. Cumberland additionally got points from Philippe Paquette, who also grabbed one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. More assists for Cumberland came via Sean Naish, who had one.

Carleton Place's Justin Laforest stopped 24 shots out of the 27 that he faced. The Canadians incurred 16 minutes in penalty time with eight minors. Devan Tremblay rejected 28 shots on goal for Cumberland. The Grads incurred 16 minutes in penalty time with eight minors. For Cumberland, Nick Martin was ejected from the game.