Omaha AAA Lancers 16U, which found itself down a man often, weathered San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U's power play opportunities and emerged with a 5-2 victory.

Omaha AAA Lancers 16U was sparked by Ethen Frank, who finished with one goal. Frank scored 10:50 into the third period to make the score 3-2 Omaha AAA Lancers 16U. Tristyn Sabina provided the assist.

The Omaha AAA Lancers 16U penalty box was a popular destination as the team totaled seven minors and one major for 39 minutes in penalty time. Omaha AAA Lancers 16U surpassed its season average of 14.0 penalty minutes per game. Omaha AAA Lancers 16U's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on six San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U power plays. San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U was unable to stop Omaha AAA Lancers 16U from sending pucks towards the net, and Omaha AAA Lancers 16U eventually piled up 42 shots on goal.

Omaha AAA Lancers 16U additionally got points from Patrick Grasso, who also racked up one goal and one assist and Tarek Baker, who also tallied one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Cade Warner also scored for Omaha AAA Lancers 16U. Other players who recorded assists for Omaha AAA Lancers 16U were Kyle Patava, Christian Evers, Ethan Price, Camden VanBrocklin, and Ethan Montoya, who contributed one a piece.

San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U's offense operated below it season average. San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U averages 4.5 goals per game. San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U's normally stingy defense allowed more goals than usual. San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U averages 2.3 goals allowed per game.

San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U was helped by Carson Kelley, who grabbed one goal. Kelley scored 40 seconds into the third period to make the score 2-0 San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U. Christopher Milner assisted on the tally. San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U also got a goal from Zakery Galambos as well. In addition, San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U received assists from Jack Cleaver and Connor Downing, who each chipped in one.

Omaha AAA Lancers 16U's Daniel Mumaugh stopped 14 shots out of the 16 that he faced. Omaha AAA Lancers 16U registered zero goals on two power play opportunities. Omaha AAA Lancers 16U ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Mark Whitney was ejected from the game. Geoffrey Grimm made 37 saves for San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U on 42 shots. San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.