Undaunted by a two-goal deficit, the Toronto Lakeshore Patriots battled back to claim a 4-3 victory over the Burlington Cougars.

Toronto Lakeshore let multiple leads slip away before eventually digging out of a two hole to pick up the win. The Patriots took a 1-0 advantage on a goal by Brody Heleno at 4:27 in the first period. Toronto Lakeshore went down 3-1 after Burlington's Brett Coulson put the puck home at 15:22 in the second period. After knotting things up at 3-3 on a power play goal by Wes Deme at 4:23 in the third, the Patriots got the game-winner from Dylan Carter at 9:06 in the third period.

Toronto Lakeshore forced the Cougars goalie Cammron Radford to work between the pipes, taking 38 shots.

In addition, Toronto Lakeshore received assists from Alex D Oliveira, who had two and Tyler Enns, Kelby Lorenz, Niko Kovachis, Matt McLeod, and Michael Prapavessis, who contributed one a piece.

Burlington's offense rang up 35 shots on the Patriots' net.

The Cougars were helped by Tyler VanKleef, who tallied two goals. VanKleef scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 13:41 into the first period to make the score 1-1. A head contact penalty on Nathan Feric had put Burlington on the power play. Coulson picked up the assist. VanKleef's next tally on the power play made the score 2-1 Burlington with 16:26 left in the second period. The Cougars were on a disadvantage when Adam Ostemiere went off the ice for checking from behind. Cooper Richards assisted on the tally. Burlington also got points from Coulson, who also racked up one goal and one assist. More assists for Burlington came via Steven Mueller, Daniel Campbell, Tyler Mayea, and Jack OHara, who each chipped in one.

Jake Danson recorded 32 saves for Toronto Lakeshore. The Patriots totaled 23 minutes in penalty time with four minors and one major and went 1-for-5 on the power play. For Toronto Lakeshore, Michael Apreda was ejected from the game. Burlington's Radford stopped 34 shots out of the 38 that he faced. The Cougars totaled 23 minutes in penalty time with four minors and one major and went 1-for-4 on the power play. For Burlington, Ostemiere and Matthew Kreic were ejected from the contest.