Toronto Marlies and Nickel City Sons were evenly matched throughout their contest, but Toronto Marlies made the most of its opportunities and won, 5-3.

Toronto Marlies gained the winning advantage on a goal by Matthew Wong 2:00 into the third period and hung on until final buzzer.

Toronto Marlies got the win with help from a great game by Jamie Drysdale, who had two goals and one assist. Drysdale scored the first of his two goals at 10:19 into the second period to make the score 2-2. Wyatt Johnston picked up the assist. Drysdale's next tally made the score 5-3 Toronto Marlies with 5:02 left in the third period. Lleyton Moore provided the assist.

Toronto Marlies excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances. Nickel City Sons was unable to stop Toronto Marlies from sending pucks towards the net, and Toronto Marlies eventually piled up 36 shots on goal. Toronto Marlies got an offensive boost from its blueliners, who contributed five goals during the game.

Toronto Marlies additionally got points from Moore, who also registered one goal and one assist. Toronto Marlies also got a goal from Nick Enero as well. In addition, Toronto Marlies received assists from Ryan Alexander, who had one and Jake Uberti and Michael Bianconi, who each chipped in two.

Nickel City Sons did not challenge the opposing netminder, only getting eight shots on net to force five saves. Nickel City Sons was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 14 penalty minutes.

Nickel City Sons was led by Gavin Brown, who grabbed one goal and one assist. Brown scored 13:51 into the second period to make the score 3-2 Nickel City Sons. Deric Charbonneau picked up the assist. Nickel City Sons also had goals scored by Nicholas Faught and Hunter Brazier, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for Nickel City Sons were Zacherie Giroux, who had one.

Toronto Marlies took out Chris Adolphe after he had made one save and installed Connor Mackenzie in goal, where he finished with four saves and the win. Toronto Marlies incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Owen Kilganon recorded 31 saves for Nickel City Sons.