Esmark Stars 18U jumped out to a six-point advantage by the end of the first period and beat Arizona Bobcats 18U, 7-0.

Esmark Stars 18U got the win with help from a great game by Carter Ekberg, who had one goal and two assists. Ekberg scored 2:21 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Esmark Stars 18U. David Jerome picked up the assist.

Esmark Stars 18U forced Arizona Bobcats 18U's goaltenders to work between the pipes, finishing with 40 shots and forcing 33 saves. Nathan Nazari made 29 stops and Josh Nolan made four. Esmark Stars 18U put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Arizona Bobcats 18U to score on any of its four power plays. Esmark Stars 18U's defense was surprisingly good. Esmark Stars 18U gives up 2.1 goals on average per game. Esmark Stars 18U's goal total was higher than its season average. Esmark Stars 18U has scored at the pace of 2.9 goals per game during the current campaign. Team's forwards weren't the only contributers offensively, and the team's defensemen showcased their scoring touch with two goals.

Esmark Stars 18U also got points from Christian Louria, who also had one goal and one assist, Ethan Homitz, who also tallied one goal and one assist, Jerome, who also registered one goal and two assists to lead the team in points, and Adam Alavi, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Esmark Stars 18U also got a goal from Sam Barnes as well. In addition, Esmark Stars 18U received assists from Andrew Koziara, who had three and Joseph Recktenwald, Vincent Casale, and Brian Dee, who contributed one each.

Joseph Recktenwald made 17 saves for Esmark Stars 18U on 17 shots. Esmark Stars 18U incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. Arizona Bobcats 18U incurred 16 minutes in penalty time with three minors.