The Hawkesbury Hawks had trouble finding ways to stop the Ottawa Senators, which beat Hawks, 4-1.

Ottawa was led by goalie Ian Andriano, who finished with 32 saves while allowing one goal. Andriano managed to improve on his goals against average, which stood at 2.71 prior to the game.

The Senators were sparked by Isaac Anderson, who had one goal. Anderson scored 17:33 into the first period to make the score 2-0 Ottawa. Mitchell Gibson picked up the assist.

Ottawa's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on five Hawkesbury power plays.

Others who scored for Ottawa included Johnathan Kovacevic, Kyle Hillick, and Jim Pearson, who scored one goal each. In addition, Ottawa received assists from Alexandre Way, Sean Rappleyea, Daniel Sarracco, Jared Leslie, Samuel Meisenheimer, Zacharie Car, and Jaren Burke, who each chipped in one.

Hawkesbury excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances. The Hawks were held below their usual level of production. Hawkesbury puts an average of 3.6 pucks into the net per game. The Hawks' offense rang up 33 shots on the Senators' net.

Hawkesbury was led by Reid Murphy, who scored the team's only goal. Murphy scored 8:10 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Ottawa. Brandon Barillaro assisted on the tally.

Ottawa incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Andrew Tucci rejected 21 shots on goal for the Hawks. Hawkesbury incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.