Nicholas Lepone netted a hat trick to lead the Hamilton Red Wings over the Orangeville Flyers, 6-5.

Hamilton managed to stay out of the box better than usual, totaling one minor for two minutes in penalty time. The Red Wings wound up below its season average of 14.0 penalty minutes per game. Hamilton kept Orangeville's goalie busy throughout the game, and Nicholas Latinovich made 31 saves on 37 shots. The Red Wings surpassed their usual scoring output this season. This season, Hamilton averages 3.6 goals per contest.

Hamilton also got points from Josh LaFrance, who also registered one goal and one assist and Laine McKay, who also finished with one goal and two assists. Otis Goldman also scored for Hamilton. More assists for Hamilton came via Joseph Mitchell, who had two and Lucas Condotta, Jason OConnor, and Rylee St. Onge, who each chipped in one.

The Flyers' offense rang up 34 shots on the Red Wings' net.

Orangeville was led by James McLaughlin, who grabbed two goals. McLaughlin scored the first of his two goals at 6:05 into the second period to make the score 3-2 Orangeville. Aleks Rapp assisted on the tally. McLaughlin's next tally made the score 5-4 Orangeville with 2:12 left in the second period. Colin Rigney picked up the assist. Orangeville also had goals scored by Daniel DeRose, Christopher Sciammarella, and Ethan Wiseman, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for Orangeville were Shawn Topatigh, who had two and Connor Stack, Lucas Smilsky, Darren Nesbitt, Derek Topatigh, and Matthew Barnes, who contributed one each.

Jordan Cartney made 29 saves for Hamilton on 34 shots. The Red Wings registered one goal on five power play opportunities. The Flyers incurred 16 minutes in penalty time with three minors.