The Stratford Cullitons could not stop the Waterloo Siskins' Evan Buehler, who tallied a hat trick in a 5-0 win.

Buehler's first goal came 2:44 into the first period. He then added goals at 7:36 into the second and at 14:22 into the second.

Waterloo excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in four chances. The Siskins' defensive play was more effective than usual against Stratford. Waterloo allows 2.8 goals per game.

Waterloo additionally got points from Troy Lajeunesse, who also registered one goal and one assist. Waterloo also got a goal from Christian Mroczkowski as well. More assists for Waterloo came via Ryan Taylor, who had two and Nick Hirst and Evan Kearns, who contributed one a piece.

The Cullitons could not produce up to they normal offensive output. Stratford averages 3.1 goals per game. The Cullitons found themselves short handed often, totaling 36 penalty minutes and allowing seven power plays.

The Siskins' Leo Lazarev stopped 22 shots out of the 22 that he faced. Waterloo incurred 22 minutes in penalty time with six minors. Michael Pesendorfer took the loss and made 21 saves before being replaced by Nick Caldwell who made one save. For Stratford, Josh Miller was ejected from the game.