The Hamilton Red Wings tried to dig themselves out of a five-goal hole, but the Orangeville Flyers held on for a 7-5 victory.

Orangeville took a 5-0 lead during the first period, only to have Hamilton storm back on a Adam Brady goal 15:27 into the third period to pull to two goals down.

Referees had their hands full with a major incident at 16:56 into the first period. Four fighting penalties were dished out along with two game misconducts.

The Flyers made Red Wings' goaltenders to work all game long, launching 34 shots and forcing 27 saves. Jason Pucciarelli made 18 stops and Jake Rennie made nine. Orangeville's goal total was higher than its season average. The Flyers have scored at the pace of 3.8 goals per game during the current campaign.

Orangeville was helped by Keegan Ackerland, who racked up one goal and two assists. Ackerland scored 13:06 into the first period to make the score 2-0 Orangeville. James Pitsadiotis assisted on the tally. Orangeville additionally got points from Kelby Lorenz, who also had one goal and one assist, Mathew Thompson, who also registered one goal and one assist, Brandon Gaudette, who also tallied one goal and two assists, and Daniel Holt, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Kyle Wood also scored for Orangeville. More assists for Orangeville came via John Doyle and Peter Stepanis, who contributed one a piece and Kyle Thacker and Jordan Carvalho, who each chipped in two.

The Red Wings forced their penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up six minors and one major for 27 minutes in penalty time. Hamilton surpassed its season average of 20.0 penalty minutes per game. The Red Wings kept the Flyers' goalie busy throughout the game, and Bo Bessette made 27 saves on 32 shots.

Hamilton was led by Nick Scamurra, who had one goal and three assists. Scamurra scored 12:32 into the third period to make the score 7-4 Orangeville. Brady picked up the assist. Hamilton also got points from Luke Laidlaw, who also grabbed one goal and one assist and Brady, who also finished with two goals and one assist. Hamilton also got a goal from Spencer MacCormack as well. Other players who recorded assists for Hamilton were Troy Crema, who had two and Chris Micallef, Jason OConnor, and Jordan Merante, who contributed one a piece.

Orangeville totaled 17 minutes in penalty time with six minors and one major and went 2-for-6 on the power play. For the Flyers, Stepanis was ejected from the game. The Red Wings registered two goals on four power play opportunities. Hamilton ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Spencer Hyman was ejected from the game.