Undaunted by a four-goal deficit, St. Louis Selects 18U battled back to claim a 6-5 victory over Arizona Bobcats 18U.

St. Louis Selects 18U never led in the game until netting the game winner. St. Louis Selects 18U was down 4-0 after a goal by Arizona Bobcats 18U's Eddy Wong at 5:00 in the second period. St. Louis Selects 18U knotted things up at 5-5 on a goal by Brycon Johnson at 14:37 in the third period. St. Louis Selects 18U netted the game winner at 15:16 in the third period on a goal by Johnson.

Jiri Trubacik had two goals and one assist to lead St. Louis Selects 18U. Trubacik scored the first of his two goals at 5:39 into the third period to make the score 4-4. John Moeller assisted on the tally. Trubacik's next tally made the score 6-5 St. Louis Selects 18U with 4:44 left in the third period. Jordan Bratton picked up the assist.

St. Louis Selects 18U's offense rang up 38 shots on Arizona Bobcats 18U's net. St. Louis Selects 18U's goal total was higher than its season average. St. Louis Selects 18U averages 3.3 goals per game.

St. Louis Selects 18U also got points from Johnson, who also racked up one goal and one assist and Austin Junger, who also registered two goals and one assist. David Kelley also scored for St. Louis Selects 18U. Other players who recorded assists for St. Louis Selects 18U were Joey Rosa, Mats Kozicz, and Jack Healy, who contributed one each.

Arizona Bobcats 18U forced St. Louis Selects 18U's goaltenders to work between the pipes, finishing with 34 shots and forcing 29 saves. Zach Young made 13 stops and Samuel Boyer made 16. Arizona Bobcats 18U found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. This season, Arizona Bobcats 18U averages 1.9 goal per contest. The defensemen of Arizona Bobcats 18U were also effective in St. Louis Selects 18U's zone, and came away with two goals.

Arizona Bobcats 18U was helped by Jacob Kerns, who tallied one goal. Kerns scored 6:25 into the third period to make the score 5-4 Arizona Bobcats 18U. Daniel Francis provided the assist. Others who scored for Arizona Bobcats 18U included Martin Aune, Matt Tweten, and Colton Seeman, who scored one goal each. In addition, Arizona Bobcats 18U received assists from Auston Palumbo, who had two and Jordan Nolan, Reise Kieffer, Erik Pritchard, and Aryeh Richter, who each chipped in one.

St. Louis Selects 18U incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Josh Nolan made 32 saves for Arizona Bobcats 18U on 38 shots. Arizona Bobcats 18U incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.