TJ Friedman scored the go-ahead goal in the first period, and St Louis Selects 14U held off the challenges of San Jose Jr Sharks 14U in a tough 3-2 win.

A goal 13:43 into the the first period by Friedman proved to be the game winner, and powered St Louis Selects 14U to the victory.

St Louis Selects 14U was paced by Connor Krause, who tallied one goal. Krause scored 8:30 into the second period to make the score 3-1 St Louis Selects 14U. AJ Bowman provided the assist.

St Louis Selects 14U stifled San Jose Jr Sharks 14U's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. St Louis Selects 14U was held below its usual level of production. St Louis Selects 14U averages five goals per game. St Louis Selects 14U's defensemen played an important role in the offense, as they chipped in three goals.

Ricky Mueller also scored for St Louis Selects 14U. Other players who recorded assists for St Louis Selects 14U were Dalton Parrish and John Moeller, who contributed one each.

San Jose Jr Sharks 14U managed to stay out of the box better than usual, totaling one minor for two minutes in penalty time. San Jose Jr Sharks 14U finished below its season average of nine penalty minutes per game.

San Jose Jr Sharks 14U was helped by Esau Kang, who finished with one goal. Kang scored 8:06 into the first period to make the score 1-0 San Jose Jr Sharks 14U. Felix Takacsi-Nagy assisted on the tally. San Jose Jr Sharks 14U got a goal from Sam Collier as well. In addition, San Jose Jr Sharks 14U received assists from Lucas Semkiw and Zachary Fobar, who each chipped in one.

St Louis Selects 14U's Graham Gausnell stopped 20 shots out of the 22 that he faced. St Louis Selects 14U totaled 19 minutes in penalty time with two minors and one major and went 0-for-1 on the power play. St Louis Selects 14U ran into disciplinary problems during the contest, and Andrew Eichenlaub was ejected from the game. Devin Cooley turned away 27 pucks between the pipes for San Jose Jr Sharks 14U. San Jose Jr Sharks 14U registered zero goals on five power play opportunities.