Chicago Mission 18U and Honeybaked 18U were evenly matched throughout their contest, but Chicago Mission 18U made the most of its opportunities and won, 6-4.

Chicago Mission 18U gained the winning advantage on a goal by Demetri Katsis 13:45 into the third period and hung on until final buzzer.

Chicago Mission 18U capitalized on Honeybaked 18U's penalties, netting two goals while skating with a man advantage. Team's forwards weren't the only contributers offensively, and the team's defensemen showcased their scoring touch with two goals.

Chicago Mission 18U was led by Joseph Abate, who registered two goals. Abate scored the first of his two goals at 14:55 into the second period to make the score 4-3 Chicago Mission 18U. Abate's next tally made the score 6-4 Chicago Mission 18U with 6:01 left in the third period. Daniel Chang provided the assist. Chicago Mission 18U additionally got points from Chang, who also had one goal and one assist. Chicago Mission 18U also had goals scored by William Petersen and Lance Herning, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for Chicago Mission 18U were Robert Ernsting, Hunter Muzzillo, Griffin Neault, Peter Zhong, and Matthew Barry, who contributed one each.

Honeybaked 18U was led by Dan Sokolka, who racked up two goals. Sokolka scored the first of his two goals at 2:27 into the first period to make the score 2-0 Honeybaked 18U. Noah LaLonde picked up the assist. Sokolka's next tally made the score 4-4 with 9:02 left in the third period. Honeybaked 18U earned a power play opportunity when Herning was put in the box for roughing. Fedor Gusynin assisted on the tally. Others who scored for Honeybaked 18U included Brent Jones and Ary Batra, who each put in one. In addition, Honeybaked 18U received assists from Logan Fish and Joey Tabbi, who each chipped in one.

Chicago Mission 18U's Myles Hektor stopped 16 shots out of the 20 that he faced. Chicago Mission 18U incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Alex Mosquera made 18 saves for Honeybaked 18U on 24 shots. Honeybaked 18U incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.