A four-goal first period deficit cost the Wallaceburg Lakers, which could not recover and fell to the Amherstburg Admirals, 8-3.

Mark Gangnon was all over the ice for Amherstburg, as he tallied two goals and one assist in the win. Gangnon scored the first of his two goals at 11:34 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Amherstburg. James Brooks provided the assist. Gangnon's next tally made the score 8-2 Amherstburg with 11:06 left in the third period. Mark Sobocan picked up the assist.

The Admirals forced their penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up 11 minors and two majors for 52 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 31.0 minutes per game Amherstburg had been spending in the box. The Admirals' goal total was higher than their season average. This season, Amherstburg averages 4.5 goals per contest. The Admirals' defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in two goals.

Amherstburg additionally got points from Cole Martyniuk, who also had one goal and one assist, Brooks, who also registered one goal and two assists, and Luke Gangnon, who also tallied one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. Amherstburg also had goals scored by Steven Spada, Marshal Laing, and Chad Copeland, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for Amherstburg were Brett Banwell, who had one and Jordan Luciw, who had two.

Wallaceburg racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with seven minors and one major for 49 minutes in penalty time. The Lakers surpassed its season average of 20.0 penalty minutes per game.

Gianfranco Donato made 24 saves for Amherstburg on 27 shots. The Admirals registered one goal on five power play opportunities. For Amherstburg, Spada and Brett Beattie were ejected from the contest. Scotty Gray took the loss and made 10 saves before being replaced by Joel Sowinski who made five saves. Wallaceburg registered three goals on 10 power play opportunities. For the Lakers, Mike Brown was ejected from the game.