St. Louis Selects 16U climbed out of a two-goal hole to beat Atlanta Fire 16U, 4-3.

St. Louis Selects 16U never led in the game until netting the game winner. St. Louis Selects 16U trailed 3-1 after a goal by Atlanta Fire 16U's Reagan Cink at 10:03 in the second period. St. Louis Selects 16U knotted things up at 3-3 on a goal by Austin Rueschhoff at 1:24 in the third period. St. Louis Selects 16U netted the game winner at 8:52 in the third period on a goal by Rueschhoff.

Rueschhoff had two goals to lead St. Louis Selects 16U to victory.

St. Louis Selects 16U stifled Atlanta Fire 16U's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man.

St. Louis Selects 16U also got points from Tyler Hoffmann, who also registered one goal and one assist and Travis Barrett, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Other players who recorded assists for St. Louis Selects 16U were Ryan Derousse, who had two and TJ Friedmann, Caleb Cooper, Mats Kozicz, and Shane Quinn, who each chipped in one.

Atlanta Fire 16U put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow St. Louis Selects 16U to score on any of its nine power plays. Atlanta Fire 16U could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 26 minutes in penalties during the game.

Atlanta Fire 16U also got a goal from Chase Pearson as well. More assists for Atlanta Fire 16U came via Kyle Truax, Matt Kobylski, and Dillon Steh, who contributed one a piece.

Zach Young recorded 14 saves for St. Louis Selects 16U. St. Louis Selects 16U incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors. Connor Stewart made 18 saves for Atlanta Fire 16U on 22 shots. Atlanta Fire 16U registered zero goals on four power play opportunities.