Three periods of regulation and an overtime session were not enough to settle matters as Arizona Bobcats 18U defeated San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U in a shootout 4-3.

The shootout featured 10 attempts between both teams. San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U got a shootout goal from Aidan Ward. Arizona Bobcats 18U also got a shootout goal from Jacob Kerns.

Arizona Bobcats 18U was led by Erik Pritchard, who registered two goals. Pritchard scored the first of his two goals at 9:51 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Arizona Bobcats 18U. Chase Gillaspie provided the assist. Pritchard's next tally made the score 3-2 Arizona Bobcats 18U with 6:59 left in the second period. Jordan Nolan assisted on the tally. Arizona Bobcats 18U also got a goal from Kerns as well. In addition, Arizona Bobcats 18U received assists from Daniel Francis, Reise Kieffer, and Auston Palumbo, who contributed one each.

San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U managed to stay out of the box better than usual, totaling one minor for two minutes in penalty time. San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U finished below its season average of 9.0 penalty minutes per game.

San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U was led by Eric Pinsky, who had two goals. Pinsky scored the first of his two goals at 10:32 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Pinsky's next tally made the score 3-3 with 15:04 left in the third period. San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U had gained a power play chance when Ivan Vilcauskas was whistled for cross checking. Aaron Burden provided the assist. Matthew Ebertin also scored for San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U. More assists for San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U came via Jake Stom and Lucas Semkiw, who each chipped in one.

Arizona Bobcats 18U's Nathan Nazari stopped 23 shots out of the 26 that he faced. Arizona Bobcats 18U incurred 16 minutes in penalty time with three minors. Austin Knoebel recorded 15 saves for San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U. San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U registered one goal on four power play opportunities.