In a game where neither team could get a cushion, Perth Blue Wings escaped with a 5-3 victory over Stittsville Royals.

No lead was more than two goals during the contest, and the winning goal was scored by Steven Plescia at 12:43 of the third period.

Jimmy Pearson was all over the ice for Perth Blue Wings, as he tallied two goals and two assists in the win. Pearson scored the first of his two goals at 10:02 into the third period to make the score 3-3. Zac Rodier picked up the assist. Pearson's next tally made the score 5-3 Perth Blue Wings with seven seconds left in the third period. Blair Barr provided the assist.

Perth Blue Wings stifled Stittsville Royals' power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Stittsville Royals was unable to stop Perth Blue Wings from sending pucks towards the net, and Perth Blue Wings eventually piled up 40 shots on goal. Perth Blue Wings got an offensive boost from its blueliners, who contributed two goals during the game.

Perth Blue Wings additionally got points from Plescia, who also had one goal and one assist and Barr, who also racked up one goal and three assists to lead the team in points. Austin Lamont also scored for Perth Blue Wings. In addition, Perth Blue Wings received assists from Andrew Davis, who had one.

Stittsville Royals managed to stay out of the box better than usual, tallying one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Stittsville Royals ended up below its season average of 41.0 penalty minutes per game. Stittsville Royals' offense rang up 33 shots on Perth Blue Wings' net. Team's forwards weren't the only contributers offensively, and the team's defensemen showcased their scoring touch with two goals.

Stittsville Royals was helped by Jordan Cale, who tallied one goal. Cale scored 18:58 into the second period to make the score 3-2 Stittsville Royals. Jermy Nichols picked up the assist. Stittsville Royals also got points from Kevin Groulx, who also registered one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Stittsville Royals also got a goal from Jake Oliver as well. More assists for Stittsville Royals came via Tanner Knight, Talmadge Farnes, and Blake Martyniuk, who each chipped in one.

Perth Blue Wings' Jeremy Wright stopped 30 shots out of the 33 that he faced. Perth Blue Wings incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Quinten Abrams rejected 35 shots on goal for Stittsville Royals. Stittsville Royals registered zero goals on three power play opportunities.