Three periods of regulation and an overtime session were not enough to settle matters as St. Louis Selects 18U defeated New Jersey Jr. Titans 18U in a shootout 2-1.

The two teams needed 10 turns to complete the shootout. New Jersey Jr. Titans 18U got a shootout goal from Nikita Samoylov. St. Louis Selects 18U also got a shootout goal from Joey Lupo.

St. Louis Selects 18U's Curtis Vitale was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 38 saves and let only one puck past him. Vitale managed to improve on his goals against average, which stood at 2.33 prior to the game.

St. Louis Selects 18U put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow New Jersey Jr. Titans 18U to score on any of its six power plays. St. Louis Selects 18U forced New Jersey Jr. Titans 18U goalie Christopher DAlessio to work between the pipes, taking 47 shots. St. Louis Selects 18U could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 34 minutes in penalties during the game.

St. Louis Selects 18U was led by Tyler Gilleland, who grabbed one goal. Gilleland scored 3:54 into the first period to make the score 1-0 St. Louis Selects 18U. Connor Kolb provided the assist. More assists for St. Louis Selects 18U came via Eddie Rogers, who had one.

New Jersey Jr. Titans 18U's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on three St. Louis Selects 18U power plays. New Jersey Jr. Titans 18U's offense rang up 39 shots on St. Louis Selects 18U's net. New Jersey Jr. Titans 18U's penalty killing units received substantial work throughout the game as New Jersey Jr. Titans 18U finished with 24 penalty minutes.

New Jersey Jr. Titans 18U was led by Ryan Price, who scored the team's only goal. Price scored 12:56 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Nikita Klinisovs picked up the assist.

For St. Louis Selects 18U, Earon Tourville was ejected from the game. DAlessio recorded 45 saves for New Jersey Jr. Titans 18U. New Jersey Jr. Titans 18U ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and James Gill was ejected from the game.