Raiders were paced by Zizek, who grabbed two goals and one assist. Zizek scored the first of his two goals at 16:04 into the third period to make the score 3-2 Nepean. Noah Kalsner-Lowe picked up the assist. Zizek's next tally made the score 4-3 Nepean in overtime.
The defensemen of Nepean were also effective in Ottawa 's zone, and came away with two goals.Senators were unable to stop Raiders from sending pucks towards the net, and Raiders eventually piled up 33 shots on goal.
Nepean also had goals scored by Bailey Brant and Martin Lavallee, who each put in one. In addition, Nepean received assists from Kalsner-Lowe, who had two and PJ Heger and Hunter Garlasco, who each chipped in one.
Ottawa put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Raiders to score on any of their six power plays.Senators kept Nepean's goalie busy throughout the game, and Francis Marotte made 36 saves on 39 shots.
Ottawa were led by Luke McCaw, who racked up two goals.McCaw scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 13:00 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Ottawa . The goal was assisted by Dean Hewines and Evan Lindquist. McCaw's next tally on the power play made the score 3-3 in the third period. Jody Sullivan claimed the first assist on the goal, and Mitchell Gibson got the second.Others who scored for Ottawa included Zachary Cross, who had one and McCaw, who had two. More assists for Ottawa came via Louis-Charles Croteau, Gibson, Hewines, Lindquist, Sullivan, and Isaac Anderson, who contributed one apiece.
Raiders incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. Senators incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.
