Josh LaFrance scored the go-ahead goal in the first period, and the Hamilton Red Wings held off the challenges of the Wellington Dukes in a tough 4-2 win.

The Red Wings were led by Jonathan Prasnjak, who finished with one goal. Prasnjak scored 19:59 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Hamilton. Ryan Erickson picked up the assist.

The defensemen of Hamilton were also effective in Wellington's zone, and came away with two goals.

Hamilton also got points from LaFrance, who also registered one goal and one assist. Hamilton also had goals scored by Otis Goldman and Jason OConnor, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for Hamilton were Ryan Punkari and Giovanni Foschia, who contributed one each.

The Dukes' offense rang up 49 shots on the Red Wings' net.

Wellington was led by Joe McKeown, who tallied one goal and one assist. McKeown scored on the power play 5:14 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Hamilton. A clipping penalty on Joel Knight had put the Dukes on the power play. Francesco Tolfa provided the assist. Abbott Girduckis also scored for Wellington. In addition, Wellington received assists from Andrew Coupland and Brandon Kosik, who each chipped in one.

Hamilton's Alexander Bishop stopped 47 shots out of the 49 that he faced. The Red Wings incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Hamilton ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Knight was ejected from the game. Taylor Welsh made 24 saves for Wellington on 28 shots. The Dukes incurred 16 minutes in penalty time with three minors.