Joe Bender tallied two points to lead Pittsburgh Viper Stars 18U to a 6-1 victory over Omaha AAA 18U.

Pittsburgh Viper Stars 18U stifled Omaha AAA 18U's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man.

Pittsburgh Viper Stars 18U additionally got points from Trevor Recktenwald, who also registered one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. Anthony Tonkovich also scored for Pittsburgh Viper Stars 18U. Other players who recorded assists for Pittsburgh Viper Stars 18U were Tristan Ramage and Luke Leya, who contributed one a piece and Michael Klena, Cole Hepler, and Carmen Dalesandro, who each chipped in two.

Omaha AAA 18U was often in penalty trouble, as it ended with six minors and one major for 17 minutes in penalty time.

Omaha AAA 18U was led by Ryan Cagnoni, who scored the team's only goal. Cagnoni scored 8:09 into the second period to make the score 1-1. Brett Becker provided the assist.

Alex Androkites rejected 17 shots on goal for Pittsburgh Viper Stars 18U. Pittsburgh Viper Stars 18U incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors. Omaha AAA 18U's starting goalie, Vladyslav Slyusarchuk, made 14 saves and finished with the loss before he was taken out in favor of Shaun Healy, who stopped eight shots. Omaha AAA 18U registered zero goals on five power play opportunities.