The Welland Jr. Canadians, who led by three goals at one point, survived a comeback attempt by Welland and clinched a 5-4 victory.

The Jr. Canadians led by three goals at one point and ended with the victory. The largest advantage in the game came when Welland's Eric Cerino's scored on the power play at 14:05 in the first period to put the Jr. Canadians up 3-0.

The Thorold Blackhawks' 12 penalties came back to haunt them, as Thorold let up four goals while on the penalty kill.

Welland was led by Tyler Stranges, who tallied one goal. Stranges scored 18:32 into the third period to make the score 5-4 Welland. Miller Hatten picked up the assist.

Welland additionally got points from Matthew Mateljan, who also finished with one goal and one assist. Welland also got a goal from Adam Mataya as well. Other players who recorded assists for Welland were Jonathan Goldsworthy, who had one, Matt Cuglietta, who had two, and Gabe Ruggi, who had four.

The Blackhawks were often in penalty trouble, totaling 11 minors and one major for 37 minutes in penalty time. Thorold surpassed its season average of 22.0 penalty minutes per game. The Blackhawks' offense rang up 40 shots on the Jr. Canadians' net.

Thorold was helped by Zach McQuade, who racked up one goal. McQuade scored 12:21 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Welland. Owen Sobchak provided the assist. Thorold also got points from Christian Difelice, who also grabbed one goal and one assist and Kyle Tanev, who also registered one goal and one assist. Kevin Lavoie also scored for Thorold. More assists for Thorold came via Brady Allen, who had two and Matt Pizzo, Michael Sharpe, and Roger Sherwood, who each chipped in one.

Liam Conway rejected 36 shots on goal for Welland. The Jr. Canadians incurred 18 minutes in penalty time with nine minors. Brendan Polasek recorded 25 saves for the Blackhawks. Thorold registered one goal on eight power play opportunities. Team's Lavoie and Chris Goulet were slapped with misconducts and ejected from the game.