Three periods of regulation and an overtime session were not enough to settle matters as the Smiths Falls Bears defeated the Brockville Braves in a shootout 6-5 (1-0 SO).

Smiths Falls overcame a two-goal deficit to capture the victory. The Bears fell behind 2-0 after a goal by Brockville's Cory Wilson at 2:29 in the first period. Smiths Falls tied things up at 5-5 on a power play goal by Yannick Crete at 13:05 in the third period.

Crete was all over the ice for the Bears, as he registered two goals in the win.

Smiths Falls forced Braves' goalies to work in net, ripping 44 shots and forcing 38 saves. Matthew Jenkins made 30 stops and Cody Karpinski made eight.

Smiths Falls also got points from Jeffrey Carroll, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Smiths Falls also got a goal from Daniele Disipio as well. Other players who recorded assists for Smiths Falls were Ryan Eardley, Jesse Blais, Nic Marchand, Patrick Sexton, and Tyler Akeson, who each chipped in one and Chris Maniccia and Michael Buonincontri, who contributed two a piece.

The Braves forced the Bears goalie Patrick Martin to work between the pipes, taking 31 shots. Brockville outdid its season average for goals scored. The Braves average 2.7 goals per game.

Brockville was helped by Griffen Molino, who finished with one goal. Molino scored 1:05 into the second period to make the score 4-3 Brockville. David Ferreira provided the assist. Brockville additionally got points from Ferreira, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Taylor Henry also scored for Brockville. In addition, Brockville received assists from Owen Gill, Shane Riddell, Ben Blasko, Chris Roll, Anthony Pino, and Daniel Monk, who each chipped in one.

Martin rejected 26 shots on goal for Smiths Falls. The Bears incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. The Braves incurred 20 minutes in penalty time with 10 minors.