The Carleton Place Canadians had a three-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 6-0 win over the Kanata Stallions.
Carleton Place got the win on the strength of a great game by Stephen Baylis, who had two goals and two assists. Baylis scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 5:31 into the third period to make the score 4-0 Carleton Place. A hooking penalty on Jean-Philippe Langlois had put the Canadians on the power play. Willie Brooks picked up the assist. Baylis' next tally on the power play made the score 5-0 Carleton Place with 12:41 left in the third period. Andy Sturtz assisted on the tally.
Carleton Place pulled out the victory even though it was hit with 19 penalty minutes.
Referees had their hands full with a major incident at 7:02 into the third period. Four fighting penalties were dished out along with three game misconducts.
The Canadians stifled Kanata's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Carleton Place forced the Stallions goalie Brian Wilson to work between the pipes, taking 39 shots. The Canadians found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. Carleton Place has scored at the pace of 3.9 goals per game during the current campaign.
Carleton Place additionally got points from Adam Lloyd, who also tallied one goal and one assist and Sturtz, who also registered one goal and two assists. Others who scored for Carleton Place included Andrew Dodson and Jordan Larson, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for Carleton Place were Wesley Baker, who had two and Owen Grant, AJ Klein, Devin Campbell, and Craig Pefley, who each chipped in one.
The Canadians' Adrian Clark stopped 17 shots out of the 17 that he faced. Carleton Place registered one goal on six power play opportunities. For the Canadians, Pefley was ejected from the game. Wilson rejected 33 shots on goal for Kanata. The Stallions totaled 15 minutes in penalty time with five minors and one major and went 0-for-8 on the power play. Kanata ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Rowan Savidant was ejected from the game.
