A stellar performance between the pipes by Carmine Guerriero helped the Hawkesbury Hawks defeat the Smiths Falls Bears, 4-1.

Smiths Falls' power play was ineffective against Hawkesbury's penalty kill, which allowed zero goals while shorthanded.

The Hawks were led by Jesse Turrin, who finished with one goal. Turrin scored 3:37 into the second period to make the score 2-0 Hawkesbury. Tristen Elie provided the assist.

Hawkesbury stifled the Bears' power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man.

Hawkesbury additionally got points from Francis Landers, who also tallied one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Peter Kapelanski also scored for Hawkesbury. More assists for Hawkesbury came via Roman Ammirato, William Plamondon, Carl Faucher, and Holden Anderson, who contributed one a piece.

Smiths Falls was held below its usual level of production. The Bears average 3.9 goals per game.

Smiths Falls was led by Jesse Lussier, who scored the team's only goal. Lussier scored 12:54 into the third period to make the score 3-1 Hawkesbury. Nic Marchand assisted on the tally.

The Hawks' Guerriero stopped 29 shots out of the 30 that he faced. Hawkesbury incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors. For the Hawks, Brandon Bussey was ejected from the game. Jimmy Howe made 25 saves for the Bears on 29 shots. Smiths Falls incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.