The Kanata Lasers allowed the Smiths Falls Bears to net three goals during the second period and fell, 6-2.
Michael McKenney had two goals and one assist to lead Smiths Falls. McKenney scored the first of his two goals at 2:32 into the second period to make the score 2-0 Smiths Falls. Corey Caruso picked up the assist. McKenney's next tally made the score 6-1 Smiths Falls with 10:28 left in the third period. Jesse Blais assisted on the tally.
The Bears forced Kanata's netminders to work all game long, firing 42 shots and forcing 36 saves. Alex Butler made 19 stops and Scott Cameron made 17. Smiths Falls managed to stay out of the box better than usual, registering one minor for two minutes in penalty time. The Bears finished below its season average of 17.0 penalty minutes per game. Smiths Falls outdid its season average for goals scored. The Bears average 3.8 goals per game.
Smiths Falls additionally got points from Broydon Stufko, who also registered one goal and one assist and Blais, who also grabbed one goal and two assists. Others who scored for Smiths Falls included Josh Leblanc and Sterling Bray, who scored one goal each. In addition, Smiths Falls received assists from Joey Rutkowski, who had two and Jared Henry, Zach Main, and Cole Busschaert, who each chipped in one.
Dyllan Lubbesmeyer recorded 19 saves for Smiths Falls. The Bears registered one goal on seven power play opportunities. The Lasers incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors and had no power play opportunities.
