Three periods of regulation and an overtime session were not enough to settle matters as the Carleton Place Canadians defeated the Pembroke Lumber Kings in a shootout 2-1 (1-0 SO).

Carleton Place came back from a one-goal deficit to capture the victory. The Canadians fell behind 1-0 after a goal by Pembroke's Mark Petaccio at 19 seconds in the first period. Carleton Place knotted things up at 1-1 on a goal by Andy Sturtz at 19:45 in the third period.

The Canadians' Guillaume Therien was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 37 saves and let only one puck past him. The solid play of Therien will be reflected in his goals against average, which pre-game was 2.71.

Carleton Place did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. The Canadians average 4.5 goals per game. Carleton Place's offense rang up 39 shots on the Lumber Kings' net.

Other players who recorded assists for Carleton Place were Brett DAndrea and Kelly Summers, who each chipped in one.

Pembroke excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances. The Lumber Kings' offense operated below they season average. Pembroke puts an average of 3.5 pucks into the net per game. The Lumber Kings' offense rang up 38 shots on the Canadians' net.

Carleton Place incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. Darren Smith rejected 37 shots on goal for Pembroke. The Lumber Kings incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.