Ottawa Canadians survived a determined comeback attempt by Clarence Beavers on the way to a 3-1 win.

Ottawa Canadians took a 3-0 lead during the third period, only to have Clarence Beavers storm back on a Adam Baxter goal 17:10 into the third period to pull to two goals down.

Clarence Beavers was stymied by Ottawa Canadians netminder Dominic Plaschy, who stopped 27 shots during the victory. Plaschy managed to improve on his goals against average, which stood at 2.7 prior to the game.

Ottawa Canadians' penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on four Clarence Beavers power plays. Ottawa Canadians' offense rang up 39 shots on Clarence Beavers' net.

Ottawa Canadians was helped by Eric Ferguson, who tallied one goal. Ferguson scored 5:12 into the third period to make the score 2-0 Ottawa Canadians. Mitch Parker picked up the assist. Ottawa Canadians also had goals scored by Jamie Molinski and Josh Hartley, who each put in one. In addition, Ottawa Canadians received assists from Chad Millett, Scott MciLroy, and Mitch Robertson, who each chipped in one.

Clarence Beavers did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. Clarence Beavers puts an average of 3.5 pucks into the net per game.

Other players who recorded assists for Clarence Beavers were Jean-François Lupien and Sébastien Dion, who contributed one a piece.

Ottawa Canadians incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors. Clarence Beavers' Ryan Mclaughlin stopped 36 shots out of the 39 that he faced. Clarence Beavers incurred 18 minutes in penalty time with nine minors.