Three periods of regulation and an overtime session were not enough to settle matters as the Chatham Maroons defeated the Strathroy Rockets in a shootout 5-4 (1-0 SO).

Chatham came back from a three-goal deficit to capture the victory. The Maroons fell behind 3-0 after a power play goal by Strathroy's Brett Dalton at 13:37 in the first period. Chatham knotted things up at 4-4 on a goal by Tony Belony at 5:36 in the third period.

Kyle Brothers was all over the ice for the Maroons, as he tallied two goals and one assist in the win. Brothers scored the first of his two goals at 41 seconds into the second period to make the score 3-2 Strathroy. Hayden Verbeek picked up the assist. Brothers' next tally made the score 4-3 Chatham with 17:01 left in the third period. Adam Arseneault provided the assist.

The Rockets were unable to stop Chatham from sending pucks towards the net, and the Maroons eventually piled up 44 shots on goal.

Chatham also got points from Verbeek, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Trevor Richardson also scored for Chatham. Other players who recorded assists for Chatham were Ben Pataki, Nate Pietens, Steven Szekesy, and Connor Doran, who contributed one a piece.

Strathroy forced Maroons' goalies to work between the pipes, launching 31 shots and forcing 27 saves. Brendan Johnston made 22 stops and Darien Ekblad made five. The Rockets stifled Chatham's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man.

Strathroy also got a goal from Wes Baker as well. In addition, Strathroy received assists from Mike Mandarelli, who had two and Tyler Duarte, Matt Lebert, Kurtis Sander, Chase Thornton, and Tyler Coleman, who each chipped in one.

The Maroons incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors. Chatham ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Connor McKinnon was ejected from the game. Jack Moylan rejected 39 shots on goal for Strathroy. The Rockets incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.