The Pembroke Lumber Kings was within striking distance after one period, but the Smiths Falls Bears put the pedal down in the second en route to a 6-2 victory.

Smiths Falls was sparked by Tyler Creagh, who registered one goal and one assist. Creagh scored 8:45 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Smiths Falls. Brett Garvey provided the assist.

The Bears managed to stay out of the box better than usual, racking up one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Smiths Falls ended up below its season average of 20.0 penalty minutes per game. The Bears bested their season scoring average. This season, Smiths Falls averages 3.9 goals per contest.

Smiths Falls additionally got points from Broydon Stufko, who also racked up one goal and one assist and Chris MacMillan, who also had one goal and one assist. Smiths Falls also got a goal from Johnny Curran as well. In addition, Smiths Falls received assists from Jared Henry, who had two and Jaylon Gorman, Chris Karabassis, and Anthony DiPlacido, who contributed one each.

Pembroke managed to stay out of the box better than usual, totaling one minor for two minutes in penalty time. The Lumber Kings finished below its season average of 21.0 penalty minutes per game.

Pembroke was led by Ryan Casselman, who grabbed one goal. Casselman scored 6:10 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Ben VanOoteghem picked up the assist. Brett Horn also scored for Pembroke. More assists for Pembroke came via Colton Keuhl and Cale List, who each chipped in one.

Evan DeBrouwer recorded 20 saves for the Bears. Smiths Falls registered one goal on one power play opportunities. Gabe Mollot-Hill took the loss and made nine saves before being replaced by Sean Green who made 12 saves. The Lumber Kings registered zero goals on one power play opportunities.