The Brantford 99ers, who led by three goals at one point, survived a comeback attempt by the Cambridge Winter Hawks and clinched a 6-4 victory.

Brantford led by three goals at one point and ended with the victory. The largest advantage in the game came when the 99ers' Justin Donnelly scored at 3:23 in the second period to put Brantford up 4-1.

The 99ers' penalty box was a popular destination as the team totaled 13 minors and one major for 81 minutes in penalty time. Brantford surpassed its season average of 23.0 penalty minutes per game. The 99ers' goal total was higher than their season average. Brantford averages 2.5 goals per game.

The 99ers were led by Kyle Walker, who racked up one goal and one assist. Walker scored 1:57 into the third period to make the score 5-4 Brantford. Christian Polillo picked up the assist. Brantford additionally got points from Donnelly, who also registered one goal and two assists to lead the team in points, Isaac Nurse, who also had one goal and one assist, and Ryon Pereira, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Brantford also had goals scored by Brett Parsons and Bryce O`Brien, who each put in one. More assists for Brantford came via Matthew Woods and Alec Tiley, who contributed one each and Brandon Scanlin and Nick Visser, who each chipped in two.

Cambridge was often in penalty trouble, totaling nine minors and one major for 63 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 23.0 minutes per game the Winter Hawks had been spending in the box. Brantford was unable to stop Cambridge from sending pucks towards the net, and the Winter Hawks eventually piled up 35 shots on goal.

Cambridge was led by Matt Steen, who finished with one goal and two assists. Steen scored on the power play 9:22 into the second period to make the score 4-3 Brantford. The Winter Hawks had gained a power play chance when Tiley was whistled for cross checking. Kalob Witzell assisted on the tally. Cambridge also got points from Jake Beard, who also registered one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Cambridge included Rob Grant and Alex Mutton, who scored one goal each. In addition, Cambridge received assists from Beau Goehrum, Matt Harding, Zack Hedley, and Jake Wyse, who contributed one each.

Tristan Lewis rejected 31 shots on goal for the 99ers. Brantford registered one goal on seven power play opportunities. For the 99ers, Macklin McPhee and O`Brien were ejected from the contest. Cambridge's Evan Reinhart stopped 21 shots out of the 27 that he faced. The Winter Hawks registered three goals on 12 power play opportunities. Cambridge ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Matt MacKay was ejected from the game.