Brampton would win game one on home ice by a 4–1 score. Sudbury took game two jumping out to an early 3–0 lead before holding on 5–4. An outburst directed towards game referee's by Battalion coach Stan Butler had him tossed from the game and he was handed a five-game suspension it would be his final time behind the Brampton bench as the Troops could not recover losing four straight. The Troops were eliminated in a 1–0 overtime loss on home ice in game 5 on March 29, 2013. Matt MacLeod scored what turned out to be the final goal in team history during the game four 5–4 OT loss the night before.