Rob Darnowski gave Ottawa Canadians a 4-3 (OT) victory over Gatineau Mustangs when he scored 3:09 into the extra period.

Ottawa Canadians nearly gave up a two-score lead. Ottawa Canadians made the score 3-1 on a power play goal by Ben Hartley at 13:35 in the second period. Gatineau Mustangs pulled to within 3-2 on a goal by Maxime Gagnon at 2:39 in the third period.

Ottawa Canadians was led by Darnowski, who grabbed one goal.

Ottawa Canadians forced Gatineau Mustangs' netminders to work all game long, firing 35 shots and forcing 31 saves. Justin Malette-Trottier made 31 stops and Jean-Philippe Giroux made zero.

Ottawa Canadians additionally got points from Hartley, who also finished with one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Others who scored for Ottawa Canadians included Jamie Molinski and Chad Millett, who each put in one. In addition, Ottawa Canadians received assists from Casey Doner, Eric Ferguson, Scott MciLroy, and Mitch Robertson, who contributed one a piece.

Gatineau Mustangs made Ottawa Canadians' goalies to work in net, launching 35 shots and forcing 32 saves. Drew Rienhardt made 32 stops and Dominic Plaschy made zero.

Gatineau Mustangs was led by Dominik Robinson, who had one goal and one assist. Robinson scored on the power play 5:58 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Gatineau Mustangs had gained a power play chance when Nick Izgerean was whistled for boarding. Cédric Parker assisted on the tally. Joey Mazerolle also scored for Gatineau Mustangs. Other players who recorded assists for Gatineau Mustangs were Raphael Grandmaison, who had one and Vincent Proulx, who had two.

Ottawa Canadians incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors. Gatineau Mustangs incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.