Phil Erickson netted a hat trick to lead Madison Capitols 18U over Pursuit of Excellence 18U, 10-2.

Erickson notched his first tally 4:51 into the second period. He then added goals at 8:19 into the second and at 4:30 into the third.

Pursuit of Excellence 18U trailed by one after the first period, but Madison Capitols 18U went into the second intermission with a 6-1 lead and never looked back.

Madison Capitols 18U forced Pursuit of Excellence 18U's goalies to work without much rest, ripping 36 shots and forcing 26 saves. Joseph McLeod made 20 stops and Colten Lancaster made six. Madison Capitols 18U's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on four Pursuit of Excellence 18U power plays. Madison Capitols 18U outdid its season average for goals scored. Madison Capitols 18U averages 4.5 goals per game. Team's forwards weren't the only contributers offensively, and the team's defensemen showcased their scoring touch with three goals.

Madison Capitols 18U additionally got points from Austin Redders, who also grabbed two goals and one assist, Kasey Fitzjerrels, who also registered two goals and one assist, Nicholas Hames, who also racked up one goal and two assists, and Eugene Fedyeyev, who also had one goal and one assist. Chase Mickleson also scored for Madison Capitols 18U. More assists for Madison Capitols 18U came via Trent Einbeck, who had two and Clayton Brown, Matthew Carr, Brendon Gysbers, and Eric Bush, who contributed one each.

Pursuit of Excellence 18U managed to stay out of the box better than usual, finishing with one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Pursuit of Excellence 18U finished below its season average of 13.0 penalty minutes per game.

Pursuit of Excellence 18U also had goals scored by Dallas Comeau and Mitchell Zambon, who scored one goal each. In addition, Pursuit of Excellence 18U received assists from Matthew Kasowski and Zachary Zorn, who each chipped in one.

Burton Rehm recorded 17 saves for Madison Capitols 18U. Madison Capitols 18U incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.