The Brockville Braves tried to dig themselves out of a three-goal hole, but the Carleton Place Canadians held on for an 8-6 victory.

Carleton Place made the score 8-5 on a goal by Lucas Batt at 10:31 in the third period, and Brockville got as close as 8-6 when Tre Folkes scored 17:02 into the third period.

Maxime StPierre was all over the ice for the Canadians, as he grabbed two goals in the win. StPierre scored at 8:40 into the second period to make the score 5-3 Carleton Place and again while 9:16 into the third to make the score 7-5 Carleton Place.

Carleton Place forced the Braves' goalies to work without much rest, ripping 43 shots and forcing 35 saves. Henry Johnson made 34 stops and Michael Cerasuolo made one. The Canadians surpassed their usual scoring output this season. This season, Carleton Place averages 4.7 goals per contest. The Canadians were held back by their power play unit, which tallied one goal on 10 chances.

Carleton Place additionally got points from Batt, who also had one goal and three assists, Andrew Dodson, who also registered one goal and one assist, and Tim Theochardis, who also tallied one goal and three assists to lead the team in points. Carleton Place also got a goal from Connor Merkley as well. More assists for Carleton Place came via Nicolas Carrier, who had two, Brett Murray, who had three, and Vinny Post, Bryce VanHorn, and Alex Friesen, who each chipped in one.

Brockville found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. The Braves average 3.3 goals per game. Brockville's defense let in more goals than it usually has this year. The Braves give up 2.5 goals per game. Brockville's penalty killing units received substantial work throughout the game as the Braves finished with 18 penalty minutes.

Brockville was helped by Liam Folkes, who finished with two goals and one assist. Folkes scored the first of his two goals at 1:14 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Brockville. Folkes' next tally made the score 5-4 Carleton Place with 9:41 left in the second period. A tripping penalty on Owen Grant had put the Braves on the power play. Neil Robinson picked up the assist. Brockville also got points from Vincenzo Renda, who also had one goal and one assist, Folkes, who also racked up one goal and one assist, and Robinson, who also registered two goals and one assist. Other players who recorded assists for Brockville were Thomas Dunleavy, Jack Billings, Thomas Fingler, Ian Johnston, and Andrew Jarvis, who contributed one each.

Colton Point recorded 22 saves for Carleton Place. The Canadians incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Brockville registered two goals on four power play opportunities.