The Gloucester Rangers tried to dig themselves out of a three-goal hole, but the Hawkesbury Hawks held on for a 7-6 victory.

A goal by Chris Smith put Hawkesbury up 7-4 in the third period, but Gloucester pulled to within one on Salim Mahi-Beaudry's tally 19:43 into the third period.

Smith was all over the ice for the Hawks, as he tallied two goals and one assist in the win. Smith scored the first of his two goals at 9:43 into the second period to make the score 4-3 Hawkesbury. Charles Levesque assisted on the tally. Smith's next tally made the score 7-4 Hawkesbury with 8:33 left in the third period. Hawkesbury earned a power play opportunity when Liam Hunter was put in the box for holding. Brett Everson picked up the assist.

The Hawks forced Rangers' goalies to work hard to keep the puck out of the net, totaling 50 shots and forcing 43 saves. Cedric Hansen made 19 stops and Georgis Rentopoulos made 24. Hawkesbury found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. This season, the Hawks average 3.8 goals per contest.

Hawkesbury additionally got points from Levesque, who also racked up one goal and two assists and Joe Smith, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Hawkesbury included Damien Charette, Vincent Crivello, and Reid Murphy, who each put in one. In addition, Hawkesbury received assists from Johnathan Kovacevic, Brandon Barillaro, Jacob Drobczyk, and Jonathan Tecce, who contributed one each.

The Rangers surpassed their usual scoring output this season. Gloucester averages 2.0 goals per game.

The Rangers were led by Jordan Renaud, who registered three goals and two assists. Gloucester also got points from Mahi-Beaudry, who also finished with one goal and two assists and Vincent Guimond, who also tallied one goal and two assists. Shane McCrank also scored for Gloucester. Other players who recorded assists for Gloucester were Sander Boroczky, who had three and Jahwara Rennalls, Ty Morelli, and Nicholas Ngwafusi, who each chipped in one.

Cole Skinner took the win and made nine saves before being replaced by Andrew Tucci who made five saves. Hawkesbury incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Gloucester incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.