Almonte Thunder and Stittsville Royals were evenly matched throughout their contest, but Almonte Thunder made the most of its opportunities and won, 3-2.

No lead was more than one goal during the contest, and the winning goal was scored by Tyler McKechnie at 15:23 of the third period.

Almonte Thunder was sparked by McKechnie, who registered one goal.

Almonte Thunder excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in five chances. Almonte Thunder's offense rang up 47 shots on Stittsville Royals' net.

Almonte Thunder also got points from Andrew Rowbotham, who also finished with one goal and one assist. Riley Shore also scored for Almonte Thunder. Other players who recorded assists for Almonte Thunder were Kane Abbis-Mills, who had two and Luke Martin and Terry Mallon, who each chipped in one.

Stittsville Royals was helped by Alex Hulford, who grabbed one goal. Hulford scored 5:09 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Stittsville Royals. Kevin Groulx assisted on the tally. Stittsville Royals also got a goal from Tanner Knight as well. More assists for Stittsville Royals came via Jeremy Nichols and Keegan Rowe, who contributed one a piece.

Alex Daley recorded 22 saves for Almonte Thunder. Almonte Thunder incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. Patrick Kealey made 44 saves for Stittsville Royals on 47 shots. Stittsville Royals incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.