The Port Hope Panthers survived a determined comeback attempt by the Amherstview Jets on the way to a 7-5 win.

Port Hope made the score 7-2 on a goal by Dan Lagrois at 4:15 in the third period, and Amherstview got as close as 7-5 when Brandon Gilmour scored 19:53 into the third period.

The Panthers' penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on four Amherstview power plays. Port Hope kept the Jets' goalie busy throughout the game, and James DAndrea made 26 saves on 33 shots. The Panthers outdid their season average for goals scored. Port Hope averages 4.3 goals per game.

The Panthers were helped by Ryan Wilkinson, who finished with one goal. Wilkinson scored 13:32 into the first period to make the score 2-1 Amherstview. Logan Arsenault provided the assist. Port Hope additionally got points from Kyle Sullivan, who also had one goal and one assist, Jacob Spicer, who also registered one goal and one assist, Ryan Hickey, who also tallied one goal and one assist, and Arsenault, who also had one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. In addition, Port Hope received assists from Dalton Lawrence, Josh Fulford, and Brandon Yorke, who contributed one a piece and Brad Heykoop and Shawn Mackie, who each chipped in two.

Amherstview avoided man-down situations well, racking up one major for five minutes in penalty time. The Jets ended up below its season average of 18.0 penalty minutes per game. Amherstview forced Port Hope goalie Colin Goody to work between the pipes, taking 45 shots.

The Jets were led by Jake Hulton, who grabbed one goal and one assist. Hulton scored 5:54 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Amherstview. Brody Taylor assisted on the tally. Amherstview also got points from Gilmour, who also racked up one goal and one assist and Cassidy Bruni, who also registered one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Amherstview also got a goal from Ryan Fletcher as well. Other players who recorded assists for Amherstview were Brett Yake, Liam Vanburen, Dustin Kennedy, Chad McCutcheon, and Adam Alcorn, who contributed one a piece.

The Panthers' Goody stopped 40 shots out of the 45 that he faced. Port Hope totaled 11 minutes in penalty time with three minors and one major and went 0-for-1 on the power play. The Panthers ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Wilkinson was ejected from the game. For Amherstview, Kyle Pengelly was ejected from the game.