The Cobourg Cougars' Liam Grande had a big offensive game, scoring two goals and contributing two assists in his team's 7-0 win over the Wellington Dukes.

Stefano Durante spearheaded the defensive effort for Cobourg, as he did not allow a puck past him and made 38 saves for the shutout. Durante managed to improve on his goals against average, which stood at 1.76 prior to the game.

Referees had their hands full with a major incident at 17:55 into the second period. Four fighting penalties were dished out along with two game misconducts.

The Cougars forced their penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up seven minors and one major for 29 minutes in penalty time. Cobourg had been averaging 14.0 minutes in penalties per game. The Cougars excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in eight chances. Cobourg's defensive effort looked to be improved. The Cougars allow 2.4 goals per game. Cobourg forced Wellington goalie Olivier Lafreniere to work between the pipes, taking 36 shots. The Cougars bested their season scoring average. Cobourg has scored at the pace of 3.4 goals per game during the current campaign.

Cobourg additionally got points from Mitchell Gibson, who also tallied one goal and one assist and Connor Armour, who also registered two goals and one assist. Cobourg also had goals scored by Matt Carroll and Alex Riche, who each put in one. In addition, Cobourg received assists from Riley Stillman, who had two, Connor Hogg, who had four, and Rylee McKinnon, Ryan OGrady, and Jake Baird, who each chipped in one.

The Dukes' offense operated below their season average. Wellington averages 3.3 goals per game. The Dukes' offense rang up 38 shots on the Cougars' net. Penalties took their toll on Wellington, as its penalty kill unit let in two power play goals.

For Cobourg, Austin Veleke was ejected from the game. Lafreniere recorded 29 saves for the Dukes. Wellington ended with 15 minutes in penalty time with five minors and one major. The Dukes ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Joe McKeown was ejected from the game.