Three periods of regulation and an overtime session were not enough to settle matters as St. Louis Selects 18U defeated Esmark Stars 18U in a shootout 4-3.

The two teams needed 10 turns to complete the shootout. Esmark Stars 18U's shootout goals were scored by Ethan Homitz and Carter Ekberg. St. Louis Selects 18U also got shootout goals from David Kelley and Brycon Johnson.

St. Louis Selects 18U came back from a one-goal deficit to capture the victory. St. Louis Selects 18U fell behind 3-2 after a goal by Esmark Stars 18U's Brian Dee at 2:47 in the third period. St. Louis Selects 18U knotted things up at 3-3 on a goal by Jordan Bratton at 9:32 in the third period.

St. Louis Selects 18U excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances.

St. Louis Selects 18U was helped by Jiri Trubacik, who registered one goal. Trubacik scored 6:31 into the second period to make the score 2-2. Charlie Corbett picked up the assist. St. Louis Selects 18U additionally got points from Corbett, who also registered one goal and one assist. In addition, St. Louis Selects 18U received assists from Austin Junger, who had two and Blake Takmajian and Mats Kozicz, who each chipped in one.

Esmark Stars 18U managed to stay out of the box better than usual, finishing with 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 kept St. Louis Selects 18U's goalie busy throughout the game, and David Farley made 34 saves on 37 shots.

Esmark Stars 18U was led by Adam Alavi, who tallied one goal and two assists. Alavi scored 1:12 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Esmark Stars 18U. Andrew Koziara assisted on the tally. Esmark Stars 18U also got points from Koziara, who also had one goal and one assist. More assists for Esmark Stars 18U came via Brendon Zack, who had one and Christian Louria, who had two.

St. Louis Selects 18U incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Joseph Recktenwald made 23 saves for Esmark Stars 18U on 26 shots.