The Portland Jr Pirates, who led by three goals at one point, survived a comeback attempt by Portland and clinched a 4-2 victory.

The Jr Pirates led by three goals at one point and ended with the victory. The largest advantage in the game came when Portland's Taylor Browne's scored on the power play at 12:47 in the second period to put the Jr Pirates up 4-1.

Portland was led by Christopher Storey, who registered one goal. Storey scored 10:33 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Portland.

The Jr Pirates' penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on four Tampa Bay power plays. Portland kept the Tampa Bay Juniors' goalie busy throughout the game, and Emil Eriksson made 30 saves on 34 shots.

Portland additionally got points from Robert Downing, who also finished with one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Liam Slyne also scored for Portland. Other players who recorded assists for Portland were Brady Fleurant, Jason Harmon, Dennis Patenaude, and Ryan Locke, who contributed one a piece.

Tampa Bay did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. The Juniors average 5.5 goals per game.

Tampa Bay was helped by Austin Teall, who racked up one goal. Teall scored 24:26 into the second period to make the score 4-2 Portland. Christian Aunspaugh assisted on the tally. Tampa Bay also got a goal from Brent Barber as well. More assists for Tampa Bay came via Dylan Longo, who had one.

The Jr Pirates' Storey stopped 25 shots out of the 27 that he faced. Portland incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. The Juniors incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.