Three periods of regulation and an overtime session were not enough to settle matters as St. Louis Selects 18U defeated New Jersey Jr. Titans 18U in a shootout 2-1.

St. Louis Selects 18U came back from a one-goal deficit to capture the victory. St. Louis Selects 18U was down 1-0 after a goal by New Jersey Jr. Titans 18U's Bobby Freiling at 6:03 in the first period. St. Louis Selects 18U knotted things up at 1-1 on a goal by Michael Schrader at 15:44 in the third period.

St. Louis Selects 18U forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up seven minors and one major for 59 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 19.0 minutes per game St. Louis Selects 18U had been spending in the box. St. Louis Selects 18U excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in 10 chances.

Other players who recorded assists for St. Louis Selects 18U were Cory Robinson and Justin Meers, who contributed one each.

New Jersey Jr. Titans 18U stifled St. Louis Selects 18U's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. New Jersey Jr. Titans 18U was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 30 penalty minutes.

In addition, New Jersey Jr. Titans 18U received assists from Jimmy Stanger, who had one.

Kavan Johnson rejected 22 shots on goal for St. Louis Selects 18U. St. Louis Selects 18U registered zero goals on six power play opportunities. For St. Louis Selects 18U, Meers and Scott Leathers were ejected from the contest. Colin Burgess recorded 27 saves for New Jersey Jr. Titans 18U.