Jacob Carter made 30 saves to complete the shutout and led Florida Junior Blades to a 4-0 win against the Tampa Bay Juniors.

Tampa Bay's power play was ineffective against Florida Junior Blades' penalty kill, which allowed zero goals while shorthanded.

Florida Junior Blades was paced by Chase Jeppesen, who racked up one goal. Jeppesen scored 9:00 into the second period to make the score 1-0 Florida Junior Blades. Max Cobb provided the assist.

Florida Junior Blades' penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on seven Tampa Bay power plays. Florida Junior Blades forced the Juniors goalie Emil Eriksson to work between the pipes, taking 34 shots. Florida Junior Blades was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 18 penalty minutes.

Florida Junior Blades additionally got points from Adam Fowler, who also registered one goal and one assist. Troy Degler also scored for Florida Junior Blades. More assists for Florida Junior Blades came via Trevor Mullaly, who had two and Chaise Howard and Joshua Koerner, who contributed one a piece.

Tampa Bay's offense operated below it season average. The Juniors put an average of 4.9 pucks into the net per game.

Florida Junior Blades registered two goals on five power play opportunities. Tampa Bay's Eriksson stopped 30 shots out of the 34 that he faced. The Juniors incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.