Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U tried to dig itself out of a three-goal hole, but Pursuit of Excellence 18U held on for a 5-3 victory.

Pursuit of Excellence 18U made the score 5-2 on a goal by Ty Pochipinski at 14:37 in the third period, and Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U got as close as 5-3 when Jacob Tomita scored 16:11 into the third period.

Pursuit of Excellence 18U was paced on offense by Ryan Butler and Matthew Kopperud, who combined for six points. Butler racked up one goal and two assists and Kopperud also notched one goal and two assists.

Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U was unable to stop Pursuit of Excellence 18U from sending pucks towards the net, and Pursuit of Excellence 18U eventually piled up 43 shots on goal. Pursuit of Excellence 18U outdid its season average for goals scored. Pursuit of Excellence 18U averages 2.8 goals per game.

Pursuit of Excellence 18U additionally got points from Brandyn Howg, who also registered one goal and one assist, Kopperud, who also tallied one goal and two assists, and Pochipinski, who also had one goal and one assist. Pursuit of Excellence 18U also got a goal from Cassidy Bowes as well. In addition, Pursuit of Excellence 18U received assists from Riley Thorpe, Lucas Wong, and Wyatt McLeod, who each chipped in one.

Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Pursuit of Excellence 18U to score on any of its seven power plays.

Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U was led by Eric Lauk, who racked up two goals. Lauk scored the first of his two goals at 7:43 into the second period to make the score 1-1. Nick Peck provided the assist. Lauk's next tally made the score 3-2 Pursuit of Excellence 18U with 16:28 left in the third period. Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U had gotten the advantage when Pursuit of Excellence 18U's McLeod was sent off for checking from behind. Nicholas Frangos picked up the assist. More assists for Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U came via Evan Burke, who had one and Alex Syring, who had two.

Jordan Wilde made 25 saves for Pursuit of Excellence 18U on 28 shots. Pursuit of Excellence 18U incurred 18 minutes in penalty time with four minors. Joseph Giacobbo recorded 38 saves for Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U. Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U incurred 30 minutes in penalty time with five minors.