Florida Junior Blades used a seven-goal second period to put away Tampa Bay Juniors, 12-0.

The win gave Florida Junior Blades a 1-0 lead in the best of one series.

Eric Sugrue spearheaded the defensive effort for Florida Junior Blades, as he did not allow a puck past him and made 25 saves for the shutout.

JP Larmoyeux had two goals and one assist to lead Florida Junior Blades. Larmoyeux scored the first of his two goals at 1:10 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Florida Junior Blades. DJ Thomas assisted on the tally. Larmoyeux's next tally made the score 11-0 Florida Junior Blades with 6:10 left in the third period. Florida Junior Blades was on a disadvantage when James Hyatt went off the ice for slashing.

Florida Junior Blades forced Tampa Bay Juniors' goalies to work between the pipes, ripping 62 shots and forcing 50 saves. Aaron Wise made 32 stops and Kyle Gertz made 18. Florida Junior Blades stifled Tampa Bay Juniors' power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Team's forwards weren't the only contributers offensively, and the team's defensemen showcased their scoring touch with three goals.

Florida Junior Blades additionally got points from Marcus Ortiz, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Jacob Leonard also scored for Florida Junior Blades. In addition, Florida Junior Blades received assists from Joshua Koerner, who had two and Troy Degler, Michael DiVico, Eryn Siracusa, and Danny Giffone, who each chipped in one.

Florida Junior Blades incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. Tampa Bay Juniors incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors.