Behind a great game by Zach Van Louwe, who had two goals and two assists, the Stratford Cullitons defeated the Kitchener Dutchmen, 7-4.

Van Louwe's tallies came at 6:58 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Stratford and on the power play 17:22 into the second to make the score 3-2 Stratford.

Stratford's offense rang up 38 shots on Kitchener's net. The Cullitons found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. Stratford averages 4.6 goals per game. The Cullitons were forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as they racked up 34 penalty minutes.

Stratford also got points from Deven Kropf, who also registered one goal and one assist, Josh Miller, who also finished with one goal and one assist, and Justin Graham, who also registered one goal and three assists to lead the team in points. Stratford also had goals scored by Jared Nash and Hayden Broomhead, who each put in one. More assists for Stratford came via Joe Leahy, who had three and Cooper Stahl and Tristan Hohl, who contributed one each.

The Dutchmen kept Stratford's goalie busy throughout the game, and Carson Poulin made 31 saves on 35 shots. Kitchener found itself short handed often, totaling 28 penalty minutes and allowing seven power plays.

The Dutchmen were led by Adam Kawalec, who tallied two goals and one assist. Kawalec scored the first of his two goals at 15:55 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Scott Pedersen assisted on the tally. Kawalec's next tally made the score 7-4 Stratford with 2:12 left in the third period. Kitchener had gotten the advantage when the Cullitons' Dylan Lebold was sent off for tripping. Mark Bzowey picked up the assist. Kitchener additionally got points from Connor Cole, who also had one goal and one assist. Nathan Grossi also scored for Kitchener. In addition, Kitchener received assists from Matthew Cruickshank, Alex Demrovsky, and Jason Willms, who each chipped in one.

The Dutchmen's Cossimo Lazzarino stopped 31 shots out of the 38 that he faced. Kitchener registered three goals on 10 power play opportunities.