Referees had their hands full with a major incident at 18:04 into the second period. Four fighting penalties were dished out along with two game misconducts.
Cornwall put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Cumberland to score on any of their five power plays.Colts' goal total was higher than their season average. Cornwall averages 3.4 goals per game.Colts kept Grads's goalie busy throughout the game, and Ryan Coughlin made 30 saves on 36 shots.
Cornwall additionally got points from Tanner Spink, who also registered one goal and two assists and Jeremy McFarlane, who also registered one goal and one assist. Cornwall also had goals scored by Tristan Conrad and Justin McRae, who each put in one. In addition, Cornwall received assists from Brennan Markell, Shawn Baird, Jarred McCracken, David A Poirier, Parker Krol, and Ross Craig, who each chipped in one.
Cumberland kept Cornwall 's goalie busy throughout the game, and Brett Nichol made 35 saves on 39 shots.
Grads were led by Cody Kyle, who tallied two goals and one assist.Kyle scored the first of his two goals at 9:50 into the second period to make the score 5-2 Cornwall . The goal was assisted by Branden Makara and Joey Sollazzo. Kyle's next tally made the score 5-3 Cornwall in the third period. Shawn Cameron and Sollazzo registered the assists on the goal.Cumberland also got points from Sollazzo, who also registered one goal and two assists to lead the team in points and Cameron, who also registered one goal and one assist. More assists for Cumberland came via Makara, who had two and Alex Cote and Marc-Olivier Bouchard, who contributed one apiece.
Colts totaled 13 minutes in penalty time with four minors and one major and went 1-for-7 on the power play. For Cornwall , Konnor MacCormick was ejected from the game. Cumberland ended with 15 minutes in penalty time with five minors and one major. Grads ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Matthieu Franche was ejected from the game.
