Cole Skinner was superb between the pipes for the Smiths Falls Bears, as he did not allow a goal in a 3-0 victory over the Hawkesbury Hawks.

Hawkesbury's power play was ineffective against Smiths Falls' penalty kill, which allowed zero goals while shorthanded.

The Bears excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in six chances.

Smiths Falls was helped by Sebastien Barrette, who racked up one goal. Barrette scored 19:33 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Smiths Falls. Daniel Lombardi picked up the assist. Smiths Falls additionally got points from Neil Doef, who also had one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Kevin Groulx also scored for Smiths Falls. In addition, Smiths Falls received assists from Ryan Duhaime, who had one.

The Hawks could not produce up to their normal offensive output. Hawkesbury puts an average of 3.3 pucks into the net per game. The Bears were unable to stop the Hawks from sending pucks towards the net, and Hawkesbury eventually piled up 41 shots on goal.

Cole Skinner made 41 saves for Smiths Falls on 41 shots. The Bears incurred 16 minutes in penalty time with eight minors. Gunner Rivers rejected 19 shots on goal for the Hawks. Hawkesbury incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.