Three periods of regulation and an overtime session were not enough to settle matters as St. Louis Selects 18U defeated Omaha AAA Lancers 18U in a shootout 5-4.

The shootout featured 10 attempts between both teams. Omaha AAA Lancers 18U got a shootout goal from Brett Becker. St. Louis Selects 18U's other shootout goal was scored by Corbin Foppe.

Trevor Thornton and Michael Howard provided the spark for St. Louis Selects 18U, combining for three goals and two assists. Thornton racked up two goals and Howard also added one goal and two assists.

St. Louis Selects 18U surpassed its usual scoring output this season. St. Louis Selects 18U has scored at the pace of 2.9 goals per game during the current campaign.

St. Louis Selects 18U additionally got points from Howard, who also tallied one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. Foppe also scored for St. Louis Selects 18U. Other players who recorded assists for St. Louis Selects 18U were Brian Rupp, who had two and Parker Stevens, Joey Lupo, Mitchell Miller, and Adam Litteken, who each chipped in one.

Omaha AAA Lancers 18U managed to stay out of the box better than usual, totaling one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Omaha AAA Lancers 18U ended up below its season average of 11.0 penalty minutes per game. Omaha AAA Lancers 18U forced St. Louis Selects 18U goalie Bradley Amato to work between the pipes, taking 37 shots. Omaha AAA Lancers 18U gave up more goals than its normal season average. Omaha AAA Lancers 18U is averaging 2.2 goals against for the season.

Omaha AAA Lancers 18U was led by Justin Weber, who had two goals and one assist. Weber scored the first of his two goals at 2:16 into the second period to make the score 1-1. Ryan Cagnoni picked up the assist. Weber's next tally made the score 2-1 Omaha AAA Lancers 18U with 17:22 left in the second period. Lucas Blomquist provided the assist. Omaha AAA Lancers 18U also got a goal from Becker as well. More assists for Omaha AAA Lancers 18U came via Parker Grass, who had one and Doss Allen, who had two.

Amato recorded 33 saves for St. Louis Selects 18U. St. Louis Selects 18U incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. Vladyslav Slyusarchuk made 22 saves for Omaha AAA Lancers 18U on 26 shots. Omaha AAA Lancers 18U registered one goal on four power play opportunities.