A five-goal first period deficit cost the Milton Icehawks, which could not recover and fell to the North York Rangers, 9-5.

John Carpino was all over the ice for North York, as he tallied five goals and two assists in the win. Carpino notched his first tally 1:41 into the first period. He then added goals at 9:42 into the first, at 16:25 into the first, at 18:50 into the first, and at 4:55 into the third.

Milton was doomed by its poor performance on special teams, as the Rangers were able to score five times while on the power play.

North York forced the Icehawks goalie Vito Peragine to work between the pipes, taking 45 shots. The Rangers' goal total was higher than their season average. This season, North York averages 4.3 goals per contest.

North York additionally got points from Patrick Piacentini, who also racked up one goal and one assist, Valadao Adam, who also finished with one goal and four assists, and Corey Kalk, who also tallied one goal and three assists. Matthew Whittaker also scored for North York. In addition, North York received assists from Scott Maguire, who had one and Liam Kerins, who had four.

Milton forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up 13 minors and one major for 61 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 20.0 minutes per game the Icehawks had been spending in the box.

Keogh Jacob rejected 24 shots on goal for the Rangers. North York incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Vito Peragine made 36 saves for Milton on 45 shots. The Icehawks registered one goal on two power play opportunities. Team's Brad Kobryn, Michael Capicotto, and Shane Bennett were slapped with misconducts and ejected from the game.