Madison Capitols 16U, which led by three goals at one point, survived a comeback attempt by West Michigan Hounds 16U and clinched a 4-2 victory.

Madison Capitols 16U led by three goals at one point and ended with the victory. The largest advantage in the game came when Madison Capitols 16U's Ken Fiala scored at 7:47 in the second period to put Madison Capitols 16U up 4-1.

Madison Capitols 16U was sparked by Aaron Swanson, who grabbed one goal. Swanson scored 6:43 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Madison Capitols 16U. Tyler Lander assisted on the tally.

Madison Capitols 16U excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances.

Lance Breitnauer also scored for Madison Capitols 16U. Other players who recorded assists for Madison Capitols 16U were Aaron Grounds, who had two and Conor Mikula, Blake Nelson, Marshal Plunkett, and Alex Gille, who each chipped in one.

West Michigan Hounds 16U managed to stay out of the box better than usual, registering one minor for two minutes in penalty time. West Michigan Hounds 16U finished below its season average of 19.0 penalty minutes per game.

West Michigan Hounds 16U was led by Jack Sampson, who had one goal and one assist. Sampson scored 8:30 into the second period to make the score 4-2 Madison Capitols 16U. Dallas Tulik picked up the assist. West Michigan Hounds 16U also got a goal from Tyler Deweese as well. In addition, West Michigan Hounds 16U received assists from Nick Koperdak, who had one.

Jayson Efnor recorded 19 saves for Madison Capitols 16U. Madison Capitols 16U incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors and had no power play opportunities. Lucas Chapel made 15 saves for West Michigan Hounds 16U on 19 shots.