The Burlington Cougars had trouble finding ways to stop the xWellington Dukes, which beat Cougars, 9-0.

xWellington's defensive play was more effective than usual against Burlington. The Dukes allow 2.7 goals per game. xWellington kept the Cougars' goalie busy throughout the game, and Jeremy Currie made 33 saves on 42 shots. The Dukes surpassed their usual scoring output this season. This season, xWellington averages 3.8 goals per contest.

The Dukes were helped by Alex Carnevale, who grabbed one goal and two assists. Carnevale scored 2:43 into the first period to make the score 1-0 xWellington. Andrew McCann provided the assist. xWellington also got points from Parker Wood, who also had one goal and one assist, Mike Robinson, who also finished with one goal and one assist, Mike Soucier, who also registered one goal and one assist, McCann, who also grabbed two goals and one assist, and Kyle Paat, who also racked up one goal and one assist. xWellington also had goals scored by Abbott Girduckis and Erick Delaurentis, who each put in one. More assists for xWellington came via Luc Brown, Jacob Panetta, Spencer Turcotte, Joe McKeown, and Steven Deeg, who each chipped in one.

Burlington did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. The Cougars put an average of 2.6 pucks into the net per game.

Taylor Welsh recorded 21 saves for xWellington. The Dukes incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. Burlington incurred 20 minutes in penalty time with five minors.