Phoenix Firebirds 18U failed to take advantage of its power play opportunities and California Titans 18U shook off a number of penalties to win, 5-1.

Both teams had a hard time staying out of the box, and they combined for 18 penalties during the game.

California Titans 18U was led by Lawton Courtnall, who grabbed one goal and one assist. Courtnall scored 9:29 into the second period to make the score 2-0 California Titans 18U. Tucker May provided the assist.

The California Titans 18U penalty box was a busy place as the team totaled seven minors and one major for 29 minutes in penalty time. California Titans 18U had been averaging 19 minutes in penalties per game. California Titans 18U's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on seven Phoenix Firebirds 18U power plays.

California Titans 18U additionally got points from Courtnall, who also finished with one goal and one assist. California Titans 18U also had goals scored by Yanick Lacombe, who had two and Simon Johansson and Justin Martin, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for California Titans 18U were Mikko Kivinen, who had one and Sean Kalbak and Chandler Madry, who each chipped in two.

Phoenix Firebirds 18U found itself short handed often, totaling 20 penalty minutes and allowing eight power plays. The leading offender was Justin Hermann, who totaled four minutes in penalty time with two minors.

In addition, Phoenix Firebirds 18U received assists from Sean Wilks, who had one.

California Titans 18U's Jackson Germaine stopped 19 shots out of the 20 that he faced. California Titans 18U ran into disciplinary problems during the contest, and Brandon Anderson was ejected from the game. Jaxson Gosnell made 20 saves for Phoenix Firebirds 18U on 24 shots.