Three periods of regulation and an overtime session were not enough to settle matters as the Welland Jr. Canadians defeated the St. Catharines Falcons in a shootout 5-4 (1-0 SO).

Welland overcame a two-goal deficit to capture the victory. The Jr. Canadians trailed 4-2 after a goal by St. Catharines' Tyler Jackson at 3:27 in the third period. Welland tied things up at 4-4 on a goal by Jason Lacroix at 7:57 in the third period.

The Jr. Canadians forced the Falcons goalie Marcus Del Conte to work between the pipes, taking 32 shots.

Welland also got points from Riley Brooks, who also racked up one goal and one assist and Chris Brown, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Other players who recorded assists for Welland were Braden Curry, who had two and Aaron Beally, Matt Gillard, Spencer Giles, and Chris Langdon, who contributed one a piece.

St. Catharines was held below its usual level of production. The Falcons average 6.5 goals per game. St. Catharines kept Welland's goalie busy throughout the game, and Chris McDougall made 43 saves on 47 shots. The Falcons' normally stingy defense allowed more goals than usual. St. Catharines averages 2.4 goals allowed per game.

St. Catharines additionally got points from Greg Jambrosich, who also registered one goal and one assist. St. Catharines also got a goal from Mitch Bursey as well. In addition, St. Catharines received assists from Kyle Woodhouse, Aaron Taylor, and Mitch Bennett, who each chipped in one and Jesse Miller and Julian Luciani, who contributed two a piece.

The Jr. Canadians incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. Del Conte recorded 27 saves for the Falcons. St. Catharines incurred 28 minutes in penalty time with four minors.