A four-goal first period deficit cost the Brantford 99ers, which could not recover and fell to the Cambridge Winter Hawks, 9-0.

Lucas Machalski spearheaded the defensive effort for Cambridge, as he did not allow a puck past him and made 25 saves for the shutout. The solid play of Machalski will be reflected in his goals against average, which pre-game was 2.29.

Mitch Atkins quarterbacked the Winter Hawks' offense to perfection and bagged four assists in Cambridge's win over Brantford.

The Winter Hawks forced their penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up nine minors and one major for 33 minutes in penalty time. Cambridge surpassed its season average of 22.0 penalty minutes per game. The Winter Hawks forced 99ers' goaltenders to work between the pipes, taking 40 shots and forcing 31 saves. Nathan (APJ) Mackinnon made 27 stops and Mathieu Kingsley made four. Cambridge stifled the 99ers' power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. The Winter Hawks' defense was surprisingly good. Cambridge allows 3.0 goals per game. The Winter Hawks surpassed their usual scoring output this season. Cambridge averages 3.1 goals per game.

Cambridge also got points from Jordan Chard, who also tallied two goals and two assists and Alex Hulford, who also had one goal and one assist. Cambridge also had goals scored by Zack Magwood, Kyle Liu, Maxime Lamontagne, Jake Moggy, Riley MacRae, and Alex Bottigoni, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for Cambridge were Phil Caputo, who had three and Stephen Jablonski, Matt Harding, and Rob Grant, who contributed one each.

Brantford's penalty box was a popular destination as the team totaled 10 minors and one major for 65 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 27.0 minutes per game the 99ers had been spending in the box. Brantford's offense operated below its season average. The 99ers put an average of 2.9 pucks into the net per game.

The Winter Hawks registered three goals on eight power play opportunities. Cambridge ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Zack Hedley was ejected from the game. Brantford registered zero goals on six power play opportunities. For the 99ers, Keegan Alvestad was ejected from the game.