New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U gutted out a close 4-2 win against Pursuit of Excellence 16U.

No lead was more than two goals during the contest, and the winning goal was scored by Christopher Wuestneck at 10:54 of the third period.

Wuestneck had two goals and one assist to lead New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U. Wuestneck scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 6:06 into the second period to make the score 2-1 New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U. New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U earned a power play opportunity when Tyson Borg was put in the box for slashing. Bradley Becker picked up the assist. Wuestneck's next tally on the power play made the score 3-2 New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U with 9:06 left in the third period. Anthony Cusanelli provided the assist.

New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U's penalty kill excelled, as New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U gave up zero goals despite allowing six power plays.

New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U stifled Pursuit of Excellence 16U's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U kept Pursuit of Excellence 16U's goalie busy throughout the game, and Brendan Barry made 28 saves on 32 shots. New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 22 minutes in penalties during the game.

New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U additionally got points from Cusanelli, who also registered one goal and one assist. New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U also got a goal from Andrew Dicks as well. More assists for New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U came via JT Tarantino, who had one.

Pursuit of Excellence 16U was often in penalty trouble, totaling 12 minors and one major for 39 minutes in penalty time. Pursuit of Excellence 16U had been averaging 14.0 minutes in penalties per game.

Pursuit of Excellence 16U was helped by Konner Madsen, who grabbed one goal. Madsen scored 8:51 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Colin Robin assisted on the tally. Zachary Zorn also scored for Pursuit of Excellence 16U.

Michael Cernero made 16 saves for New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U on 18 shots. New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U registered one goal on eight power play opportunities. Pursuit of Excellence 16U ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Madsen was ejected from the game.