The Leamington Flyers and the Lambton Shores Predators were evenly matched throughout their contest, but Leamington made the most of its opportunities and won, 4-3.

Neither team gained more than a two-goal lead, and Matthew Opblinger's goal in the third period proved to be the difference maker.

The Flyers' penalty kill excelled, as Leamington gave up one goal despite allowing six power plays.

The Flyers were led by Opblinger, who registered one goal. Opblinger scored short handed 14:49 into the third period to make the score 4-3 Leamington. Leamington played down a man on Cale Allen's goalie interference. Zak Parlette picked up the assist.

The Flyers' offense rang up 46 shots on Lambton Shores' net. Leamington's penalty killing units received substantial work throughout the game as the Flyers finished with 36 penalty minutes.

Leamington additionally got points from Cale Phibbs, who also finished with one goal and one assist, Mitchell Amante, who also grabbed one goal and one assist, and Scott Florence, who also finished with one goal and one assist. In addition, Leamington received assists from J.P. Grineau, Mark Gangnon, and Liam Hogan, who each chipped in one.

The Predators excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in four chances. Lambton Shores was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 34 penalty minutes.

The Predators were helped by Andrew Kim, who registered one goal and one assist. Kim scored 8:10 into the third period to make the score 3-3. Ethan Sarfati assisted on the tally. Lambton Shores also got points from Sarfati, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Colin Burns also scored for Lambton Shores. More assists for Lambton Shores came via Brenden Trottier, who had two and Franco Sproviero and Gino Mini, who contributed one each.

Leamington's Michael Barrett stopped 22 shots out of the 25 that he faced. Tyler Caruana rejected 42 shots on goal for Lambton Shores.