Mitchell Merry lifted the Picton Pirates to a 15-0 victory with a hat trick against the Deseronto Storm.

Picton gained an early advantage, leading 4-0 by the end of the first period.

The Pirates managed to stay out of the box better than usual, racking up one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Picton ended up below its season average of 16.0 penalty minutes per game. Deseronto was unable to stop the Pirates from sending pucks towards the net, and Picton eventually piled up 76 shots on goal. The Pirates found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. This season, Picton averages 4.3 goals per contest.

Picton also got points from Curtis Colbary, who also registered one goal and three assists, Austin Labelle, who also racked up two goals and two assists, Brian Bunnett, who also registered one goal and five assists, Corey Farrell, who also grabbed two goals and one assist, Mitch Burke, who also had one goal and two assists, Taylor Brown, who also finished with one goal and three assists, and Chris Jones, who also registered three goals and three assists. Picton also got a goal from Phil Smith as well. Other players who recorded assists for Picton were Miles Levtov and Corey Prince, who contributed one each.

The Storm managed to stay out of the box better than usual, registering one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Deseronto finished below its season average of 26.0 penalty minutes per game. The Pirates' defense shut down the Storm's forwards for much of the game, and Deseronto got off only 12 shots during the contest.

Picton took out Brock Tufts after he had made five saves and installed Nick Kazmierczak in goal, where he finished with seven saves and the win. The Pirates registered zero goals on zero power play opportunities. The Storm's Aaron Young stopped 61 shots out of the 76 that he faced. Deseronto registered zero goals on zero power play opportunities.