A stellar performance between the pipes by Evan DeBrouwer helped the Smiths Falls Bears defeat the Carleton Place Canadians, 4-1.
Smiths Falls was led by Brett Garvey, who racked up one goal. Garvey scored 17:20 into the first period to make the score 2-1 Smiths Falls. Broydon Stufko provided the assist.
Carleton Place was unable to stop the Bears from sending pucks towards the net, and Smiths Falls eventually piled up 31 shots on goal.
Smiths Falls additionally got points from Stufko, who also had one goal and one assist and Michael McKenney, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Smiths Falls also got a goal from Cole Busschaert as well. More assists for Smiths Falls came via Anthony DiPlacido, who had two and Josh Leblanc, Joey Rutkowski, and Nicolas Coates, who each chipped in one.
The Canadians managed to stay out of the box better than usual, finishing with one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Carleton Place ended up below its season average of 15.0 penalty minutes per game. The Canadians did not reach the goal total they have come to expect this season. Carleton Place averages 4.1 goals per game. The Canadians' offense rang up 42 shots on the Bears' net.
Carleton Place was led by Brett Murray, who scored the team's only goal. Murray scored 11:27 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Bryce VanHorn picked up the assist.
Smiths Falls' DeBrouwer stopped 41 shots out of the 42 that he faced. The Bears incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. James Edwardson rejected 27 shots on goal for the Canadians. Carleton Place registered zero goals on two power play opportunities.
