Esmark Stars 18U's Adam Alavi had a big offensive game, scoring one goal and contributing three assists in his team's 4-1 win over Pikes Peak Miners 18U.

Alavi beat Erik Anderson with a shot 16:28 into the third period to make the score 4-1 Esmark Stars 18U. Carter Ekberg assisted on the tally. Alavi dished an assist on Brian Dee's goal that made the score 1-0 Esmark Stars 18U at seven seconds into the first period. He then added assists on Ekberg's goal at 4:07 into the first and on David Polinski's goal at 13:54 into the third.

Esmark Stars 18U managed to stay out of the box better than usual, racking up one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Esmark Stars 18U wound up below its season average of 9.0 penalty minutes per game. Esmark Stars 18U forced Pikes Peak Miners 18U goalie Anderson to work between the pipes, taking 42 shots.

Esmark Stars 18U also got points from Ekberg, who also had one goal and one assist, Polinski, who also racked up one goal and one assist, and Dee, who also registered one goal and one assist. More assists for Esmark Stars 18U came via David Jerome, who had one.

Pikes Peak Miners 18U put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Esmark Stars 18U to score on any of its five power plays. Pikes Peak Miners 18U did not challenge the opposing netminder, only getting 14 shots on net to force 13 saves.

Pikes Peak Miners 18U was led by Vlad Zhidkikh, who scored the team's only goal. Zhidkikh scored 16:24 into the first period to make the score 2-1 Esmark Stars 18U. Logan Parsley picked up the assist.

Esmark Stars 18U's Scott Trellis stopped 13 shots out of the 14 that he faced. Anderson rejected 38 shots on goal for Pikes Peak Miners 18U. Pikes Peak Miners 18U incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.