Austin Kuch registered one point to lead Lansing Capitals 18U to a 2-1 victory over Pursuit of Excellence 18U.

Lansing Capitals 18U managed to stay out of the box better than usual, racking up one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Lansing Capitals 18U ended up below its season average of 15.0 penalty minutes per game. Lansing Capitals 18U forced Pursuit of Excellence 18U goalie Colten Lancaster to work between the pipes, taking 33 shots.

Zach Roberts also scored for Lansing Capitals 18U. In addition, Lansing Capitals 18U received assists from Keegan Weckesser, Caleb Wortz, Shane Dunsmore, and Josh Kirsch, who each chipped in one.

Pursuit of Excellence 18U's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on four Lansing Capitals 18U power plays.

Pursuit of Excellence 18U was led by Jarod Hovde, who scored the team's only goal. Hovde scored 14:16 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Dallas Comeau provided the assist.

Ricky Gonzalez recorded 20 saves for Lansing Capitals 18U. Pursuit of Excellence 18U's Lancaster stopped 31 shots out of the 33 that he faced. Pursuit of Excellence 18U totaled 19 minutes in penalty time with two minors and one major and went 0-for-1 on the power play. Pursuit of Excellence 18U ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Braeden Harke was ejected from the game.