The Uxbridge Bruins gutted out a close 7-5 win against the Little Britain Merchants.

Uxbridge gained the winning advantage on a goal by Shane Smith 12:12 into the third period and hung on until final buzzer.

The Bruins got the win behind a great game by Smith, who had two goals and one assist.

Uxbridge racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with 11 minors and one major for 47 minutes in penalty time. The Bruins had been averaging 40.0 minutes in penalties per game. Little Britain was unable to stop Uxbridge from sending pucks towards the net, and the Bruins eventually piled up 41 shots on goal. Uxbridge outdid its season average for goals scored. The Bruins average 4.1 goals per game.

Uxbridge additionally got points from Jordan Nesbitt, who also grabbed one goal and one assist and Marco Mastrangelo, who also had one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. Others who scored for Uxbridge included Daryl Thomson, Alex Siblock, and Wes Cowie, who scored one goal each. In addition, Uxbridge received assists from Kyle Spataro and Patrick Bolahood, who each chipped in one and Adam Bartholomew and Liam Timewell, who contributed two each.

The Merchants forced their penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up 11 minors and one major for 47 minutes in penalty time. Little Britain surpassed its season average of 30.0 penalty minutes per game. The Merchants forced Uxbridge goalie Brandon Francey to work between the pipes, taking 32 shots. Little Britain had trouble converting on the power play advantage, managing just two goals on nine chances.

The Merchants were led by Keegan Cairns, who registered one goal and two assists. Cairns scored 9:40 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Little Britain. Brant Foster provided the assist. Little Britain also had goals scored by Mitchell Brown, Terry Snoddon, Aidan Renouf, and Phil Koufis, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for Little Britain were Jesse Craig and Kenzie Smith, who each chipped in two.

Brandon Francey made 27 saves for the Bruins on 32 shots. Uxbridge registered two goals on eight power play opportunities. The Bruins ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Coby Gardner was ejected from the game. Little Britain's Garrett Haden stopped 34 shots out of the 41 that he faced. For the Merchants, Brown was ejected from the game.