Tampa Bay Juniors took the lead against the NY Apple Core Minor B in the first period and maintained it until the end of the game to secure a tight 4-3 victory.

NY Apple Core's power play was ineffective against Tampa Bay Juniors' penalty kill, which allowed zero goals while shorthanded.

Tampa Bay Juniors was led by Kastle Birch, who had one goal. Birch scored 20:57 into the second period to make the score 4-2 Tampa Bay Juniors. Connor Smith assisted on the tally.

Tampa Bay Juniors put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow the Minor B to score on any of their six power plays.

Tampa Bay Juniors also got points from Nick Mattone, who also finished with one goal and one assist and Jonathan Hall, who also tallied one goal and one assist. In addition, Tampa Bay Juniors received assists from Dylan Longo, who had one and Tucker Barone, who had two.

NY Apple Core's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on four Tampa Bay Juniors power plays.

The Minor B were helped by Taylor Traenkle, who registered one goal. Traenkle scored 15:15 into the second period to make the score 3-2 Tampa Bay Juniors. NY Apple Core additionally got points from Andrew Saccente, who also had one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Dillon Radin also scored for NY Apple Core. More assists for NY Apple Core came via Nicholas Leelum, who had one.

Jake Cuthbertson recorded 24 saves for Tampa Bay Juniors. Tampa Bay Juniors ended with 25 minutes in penalty time with five minors and one major. For Tampa Bay Juniors, Friedrich was ejected from the game. Brett Epstein made 25 saves for NY Apple Core on 29 shots. The Minor B incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.