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Almonte Thunder's Luke Martin scored 48 seconds into overtime to beat Ottawa West Golden Knights, 4-3 (OT).

With the win, Almonte Thunder evened the series at 2-2 in the best of seven showdown.

Almonte Thunder excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances. Almonte Thunder kept Ottawa West Golden Knights' goalie busy throughout the game, and JJ Pristanski made 34 saves on 38 shots.

Brandon Mendham also scored for Almonte Thunder. In addition, Almonte Thunder received assists from Nick Villeneuve and Justin Marquis, who contributed one each and Andrew Rowbotham and Jordan Bosley, who each chipped in two.

Almonte Thunder was unable to stop Ottawa West Golden Knights from sending pucks towards the net, and Ottawa West Golden Knights eventually piled up 44 shots on goal. Ottawa West Golden Knights did not rack up many penalties in the contest, finishing with a minimal one minor for two minutes in penalty time.

Ottawa West Golden Knights was helped by Ethan Allard, who finished with one goal. Allard scored 7:01 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Phil Edgar provided the assist. Ottawa West Golden Knights also got points from Dave Kilrea, who also tallied one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Ottawa West Golden Knights also got a goal from Zac Rodier as well. Other players who recorded assists for Ottawa West Golden Knights were Derrin Lehoux, who had one.

Alex Daley made 41 saves for Almonte Thunder on 44 shots. Almonte Thunder incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors.