Austin Kuch had two goals and two assists to lead Lansing Capitals 18U to a 5-2 victory over St. Louis Selects 18U.

Kuch scored at 7:59 into the first period to make the score 1-1 and again while 7:46 into the third to make the score 4-2 Lansing Capitals 18U.

Lansing Capitals 18U did not waste many scoring chances, needing only seven shots to achieve its goal tally.

Lansing Capitals 18U managed to stay out of the box better than usual, registering one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Lansing Capitals 18U ended up below its season average of 16.0 penalty minutes per game.

Lansing Capitals 18U also got points from Zachary Roberts, who also grabbed one goal and one assist and Ronald Hein, who also tallied one goal and three assists to lead the team in points. Lansing Capitals 18U also got a goal from Ethan Stafford as well. Other players who recorded assists for Lansing Capitals 18U were Kyle Keeder, who had one and Keegan Weckesser, who had two.

St. Louis Selects 18U did not challenge the opposing netminder, only getting seven shots on net to force five saves.

St. Louis Selects 18U was helped by Blake McIntyre, who racked up one goal. McIntyre scored 1:32 into the third period to make the score 3-2 Lansing Capitals 18U. John Patterson assisted on the tally. St. Louis Selects 18U additionally got points from Patterson, who also finished with one goal and one assist. More assists for St. Louis Selects 18U came via Alex Kielczewski, who had two.

Lansing Capitals 18U's Evan Cline stopped five shots out of the seven that he faced. Lansing Capitals 18U registered zero goals on two power play opportunities. Tyler Knerr rejected two shots on goal for St. Louis Selects 18U. St. Louis Selects 18U totaled seven minutes in penalty time with one minor and one major and went 0-for-2 on the power play.