In a game where neither team could get a cushion, Pittsburgh Viper Stars 16U escaped with a 4-3 victory over Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks 16U.

Pittsburgh Viper Stars 16U gained the winning advantage on a goal by Austin Tonkovich 11:49 into the third period and hung on until final buzzer.

Carter Ekberg was all over the ice for Pittsburgh Viper Stars 16U, as he registered two goals in the win. Ekberg scored at 9:28 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Pittsburgh Viper Stars 16U and again while 2:30 into the third to make the score 3-2 Pittsburgh Viper Stars 16U.

Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks 16U was unable to stop Pittsburgh Viper Stars 16U from sending pucks towards the net, and Pittsburgh Viper Stars 16U eventually piled up 33 shots on goal. The defensemen of Pittsburgh Viper Stars 16U were also effective in Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks 16U's zone, and came away with two goals.

Jonathan Dagnal also scored for Pittsburgh Viper Stars 16U. More assists for Pittsburgh Viper Stars 16U came via Anthony Franks, who had two and Alec Schmidtetter, Adam Pilewicz, and Mario Damasceno, who contributed one a piece.

Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks 16U excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances.

Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks 16U was helped by Tom Price, who grabbed one goal. Price scored 11:55 into the second period to make the score 2-2. Jason Fritsche provided the assist. Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks 16U also got points from Fritsche, who also had one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks 16U also got a goal from Michael Tish as well. In addition, Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks 16U received assists from Andy Romani, who had one.

Pittsburgh Viper Stars 16U's Recktenwald Joseph stopped 18 shots out of the 21 that he faced. Pittsburgh Viper Stars 16U incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. Anthony Yamnitsky rejected 29 shots on goal for Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks 16U. Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks 16U incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with two minors.