The Hawkesbury Hawks was within striking distance after one period, but the Carleton Place Canadians put the pedal down in the second en route to a 9-2 victory.

Vinny Post had four goals to lead Carleton Place to victory. Post got on the scoresheet 13:04 into the first period. He then added goals at 19:07 into the first, at 5:15 into the second, and at 12:42 into the second.

The Canadians pulled out the victory even though they were hit with 18 penalty minutes.

Carleton Place made Hawks' netminders to work hard to keep the puck out of the net, taking 34 shots and forcing 25 saves. Gunner Rivers made 16 stops and JP Sabourin made nine. The Canadians found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. Carleton Place averages 4.5 goals per game.

Carleton Place additionally got points from Tyson Stewart, who also grabbed one goal and two assists, Luke Edwards, who also finished with two goals and one assist, and Brett DAndrea, who also registered two goals and one assist. Other players who recorded assists for Carleton Place were Elias Ghantous, who had two, Dylan Gareau, who had three, Anthony McVeigh, who had four, and John Owen Stewart and Landon Gareau, who contributed one a piece.

Hawkesbury was helped by Jonathan Tecce, who had one goal. Tecce scored 5:34 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Hawkesbury. Jake Roeper assisted on the tally. Hawkesbury also got a goal from Carl Faucher as well. In addition, Hawkesbury received assists from Francis Landers, Yanik Laliberte, and Michael Guerrera, who contributed one a piece.

The Canadians' Guillaume Therien stopped 14 shots out of the 16 that he faced. Carleton Place registered one goal on three power play opportunities. The Hawks incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.