Behind a great game by Shane Riley, who had two goals, Esmark Stars 16U defeated HC Dallas 16U, 5-1.

Riley's tallies came at 46 seconds into the first period to make the score 1-0 Esmark Stars 16U and 4:24 into the third to make the score 3-1 Esmark Stars 16U.

Esmark Stars 16U managed to stay out of the box better than usual, racking up one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Esmark Stars 16U wound up below its season average of 22.0 penalty minutes per game. Esmark Stars 16U forced HC Dallas 16U goalie George McBey to work between the pipes, taking 33 shots. Esmark Stars 16U got an offensive boost from its blueliners, who contributed two goals during the game.

Esmark Stars 16U additionally got points from Nikita Slivchenko, who also tallied one goal and one assist, Jasper Uricchio, who also registered one goal and one assist, and Brendan Johns, who also had one goal and one assist. Other players who recorded assists for Esmark Stars 16U were Alec Bosnic, who had two and Ben Friedland, David Nee, Alex Crilley, and Sam Johnson, who each chipped in one.

HC Dallas 16U put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Esmark Stars 16U to score on any of its three power plays. HC Dallas 16U found itself stymied offensively, and got off a mere five shots against Esmark Stars 16U's defense.

HC Dallas 16U was led by Kyle Tilley, who scored the team's only goal. Tilley scored on the power play 4:58 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Esmark Stars 16U. HC Dallas 16U had gotten the advantage when Esmark Stars 16U's Cole Barney was sent off for tripping. Conner Hunt provided the assist.

Sean McDonald rejected four shots on goal for Esmark Stars 16U. McBey recorded 28 saves for HC Dallas 16U. HC Dallas 16U incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.