Brantford rebounded from a three-goal deficit to tie Stratford,.

The 99ers' offense rang up 42 shots on the Cullitons' net.

Brantford was led by Jack Phibbs, who tallied two goals. Phibbs scored the first of his two goals at 18:06 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Stratford. Matthew Woods picked up the assist. Phibbs' next tally made the score 3-3 with 1:15 left in the third period. Guy Polillo assisted on the tally. Brantford also got a goal from Ryon Pereira as well. More assists for Brantford came via Kyle Walker and Alec Tiley, who contributed one each.

Stratford forced 99ers' goaltenders to work all game long, totaling 45 shots and forcing 42 saves. Will Rawski made 36 stops and Andrew Lefebvre made six.

The Cullitons were led by Jack Scanlan, who had one goal and one assist. Scanlan scored on the power play 4:14 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Stratford. Stratford had taken the advantage when the 99ers' Bryce O Brien got sent off for hooking. Justin Graham picked up the assist. Stratford additionally got points from Zach Van Louwe, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Cooper Stahl also scored for Stratford. In addition, Stratford received assists from Joe Leahy and Anthony Kotsovos, who each chipped in one.

Brantford incurred 38 minutes in penalty time with four minors. The Cullitons' Carson Poulin stopped 39 shots out of the 42 that he faced. Stratford incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.