Omaha AAA 18U relied on the scoring touch of Tristan Ashbrook, who netted two goals, to beat Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 18U, 4-0.

Ashbrook's tallies came on the power play at 16:49 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Omaha AAA 18U and 7:22 into the second to make the score 2-0 Omaha AAA 18U.

Omaha AAA 18U's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on five Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 18U power plays.

Omaha AAA 18U also got points from Dane Johnson, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Nicholas Caprio also scored for Omaha AAA 18U. Other players who recorded assists for Omaha AAA 18U were Dave Selden, Brendon Gysbers, and Phil Heisse, who each chipped in one and Jordan Fader and Jaden Anderson, who contributed two each.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 18U racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with 10 minors and one major for 25 minutes in penalty time. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 18U surpassed its season average of 17.0 penalty minutes per game. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 18U could not produce up to its normal offensive output. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 18U averages 3.0 goals per game.

Gavin Hubbard made 21 saves for Omaha AAA 18U on 21 shots. Omaha AAA 18U incurred 22 minutes in penalty time with six minors. Gio Podalinski rejected 20 shots on goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 18U.