The Hamilton Red Wings had trouble finding ways to stop the Toronto Junior Canadiens, which beat Red Wings, 5-1.

Toronto was led by goalie Denny Dubblestyne, who finished with 29 saves while allowing one goal. Dubblestyne certainly lowered his goals against average, which was 3.09 entering the contest.

The Junior Canadiens were led by Nicholas Jarzabek, who tallied one goal and one assist. Jarzabek scored 11:01 into the first period to make the score 2-0 Toronto. Robert Cammalleri picked up the assist.

Toronto racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with seven minors and one major for 19 minutes in penalty time. The Junior Canadiens had been averaging 14.0 minutes in penalties per game. Toronto's offense rang up 47 shots on Hamilton's net.

Toronto additionally got points from Aaron Spivak, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Adam Logozzo also scored for Toronto. In addition, Toronto received assists from Daniel Lombardi, who had two and Aaron Thow, Cody Thompson, Luca Doctor, and Joseph Santino, who contributed one a piece.

The Red Wings were often in penalty trouble, totaling seven minors and one major for 29 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 26.0 minutes per game Hamilton had been spending in the box. The Red Wings were held below their usual level of production. Hamilton averages 3.2 goals per game.

The Junior Canadiens registered two goals on seven power play opportunities. Toronto ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Thompson was ejected from the game. Allen Avery recorded 42 saves for the Red Wings. Hamilton registered one goal on five power play opportunities. For the Red Wings, Dylan Hutton was ejected from the game.