Three periods of regulation and an overtime session were not enough to settle matters as the Stouffville Spirit defeated the Burlington Cougars in a shootout 3-2 (3-2 SO).

The Cougars' power play was ineffective against the Spirit's penalty kill, which allowed zero goals while shorthanded.

Stouffville put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Burlington to score on any of its six power plays. The Cougars were unable to stop the Spirit from sending pucks towards the net, and Stouffville eventually piled up 41 shots on goal.

The Spirit were helped by Deveny, who registered one goal. Deveny scored on the power play 2:01 into the third period to make the score 2-1 Stouffville. A kneeing penalty on Daniel Campbell had put Stouffville on the power play. Matthew Heffernan provided the assist. Stouffville additionally got points from Heffernan, who also had one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Other players who recorded assists for Stouffville were Chad Burrows and Peyton Backus, who each chipped in one.

Burlington forced the Spirit goalie Tim Bester to work between the pipes, taking 38 shots. The Cougars could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 26 minutes in penalties during the game.

Burlington was helped by Richards, who had one goal. Richards scored 47 seconds into the first period to make the score 1-0 Burlington. Riley Dunda picked up the assist. DeSousa also scored for Burlington. In addition, Burlington received assists from Steven Mueller and Ryan Wilkinson, who contributed one a piece.

Bester rejected 36 shots on goal for Stouffville. The Spirit incurred 18 minutes in penalty time with four minors. Devin Tappendan recorded 38 saves for the Cougars. Burlington ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Wilkinson was ejected from the game.