Eric Clitsome had two goals and one assist to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 7-4 victory over the Carleton Place Canadians.

Clitsome found the back of the net 6:14 into the second period to make the score 1-1 and again while 1:00 into the third to make the score 4-2 Ottawa.

Ottawa forced Carleton Place goalie Justin Laforest to work between the pipes, taking 35 shots. The Senators found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. This season, Ottawa averages 4.5 goals per contest.

Ottawa additionally got points from Robert Michel, who also registered one goal and one assist, Greg Jansz, who also grabbed one goal and two assists, and Nicholas Ford, who also finished with one goal and one assist. Ottawa also got a goal from Ryan Collins as well. Other players who recorded assists for Ottawa were Zachary Rheaume, who had two, Justin Charbonneau, who had three, and Shawn Lynch and Hunter Racine, who contributed one a piece.

The Canadians managed to stay out of the box better than usual, racking up one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Carleton Place ended up below its season average of 9.0 penalty minutes per game. The Canadians' offense rang up 31 shots on the Senators' net.

Carleton Place was helped by Evan Peterson, who had one goal. Peterson scored 1:37 into the second period to make the score 1-0 Carleton Place. Stephen Bayliss picked up the assist. Forest Donovan also scored for Carleton Place. More assists for Carleton Place came via Luke Edwards, who had two and Larry Smith, Rowan Savidant, Vinny Post, and Landon Gareau, who each chipped in one.

Ottawa's Alexandre Savard-Belanger stopped 27 shots out of the 31 that he faced. The Senators incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors and had no power play opportunities. Justin Laforest made 28 saves for the Canadians on 35 shots. Carleton Place registered one goal on three power play opportunities.