The Tavistock Braves could not stop the New Hamburg Firebirds' Tyler Randerson, who tallied a hat trick in a 7-2 win.

The win by New Hamburg broke a deadlock and gave the Firebirds a 2-1 advantage in the best of seven series.

New Hamburg's penalty kill excelled, as the Firebirds gave up one goal despite allowing seven power plays.

New Hamburg additionally got points from Jerry Ennett, who also grabbed one goal and one assist, Colin Martin, who also had one goal and one assist, and Quinten Haddock, who also registered one goal and one assist. New Hamburg also got a goal from Taylor Wood as well. Other players who recorded assists for New Hamburg were Kory Nowak, Ben Playfair, David Jennings, and Chris Eckert, who contributed one each and Jay Fried, Andrew Boer, and Tyler Hoffman, who each chipped in two.

Tavistock put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow New Hamburg to score on any of its six power plays.

The Braves were helped by Shaun Pickering, who racked up one goal. Pickering scored 1:03 into the second period to make the score 1-0 Tavistock. Derek Cowing picked up the assist. Tavistock also got points from Cowing, who also finished with one goal and one assist. In addition, Tavistock received assists from Jordan Ritsma, who had two.

Ryan Purcell made 21 saves for the Firebirds on 23 shots. New Hamburg incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors. Tavistock's Ben Larder stopped 15 shots out of the 21 that he faced. The Braves incurred 24 minutes in penalty time with seven minors.