Three periods of regulation and an overtime session were not enough to settle matters as Madison Capitols 18U defeated Lansing Capitals 18U in a shootout 5-4.

The shootout lasted for 16 attempts between the teams. Lansing Capitals 18U got a shootout goal from Wyatt Beard. Madison Capitols 18U's other shootout goal was scored by Phil Erickson.

Madison Capitols 18U overcame a three-goal deficit to capture the victory. Madison Capitols 18U fell behind 4-1 after a goal by Lansing Capitals 18U's Shane Dunsmore at 3:40 in the second period. Madison Capitols 18U tied things up at 4-4 on a goal by Jordan Fader at 2:54 in the third period.

Madison Capitols 18U forced Lansing Capitals 18U goalie Ricky Gonzalez to work between the pipes, taking 31 shots.

Madison Capitols 18U also had goals scored by Erickson and Eric Bush, who each put in one. In addition, Madison Capitols 18U received assists from Tyler Berndt, who had two and Clayton Brown, Jules Vigy, Nicholas Hames, Cole Hults, and Konur Peterson, who contributed one each.

Lansing Capitals 18U stifled Madison Capitols 18U's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Lansing Capitals 18U's defense let in more goals than it usually has this year. Lansing Capitals 18U is averaging 1.9 goal against for the season.

Lansing Capitals 18U was helped by Beard, who registered one goal. Beard scored 9:51 into the first period to make the score 2-0 Lansing Capitals 18U. Lansing Capitals 18U additionally got points from Justin Riffel, who also finished with one goal and one assist and Kieran Durgan, who also tallied one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Other players who recorded assists for Lansing Capitals 18U were Keegan Weckesser, Tim Sharky, Alex Rowe, and Caleb Hite, who each chipped in one.

Burton Rehm made 17 saves for Madison Capitols 18U on 21 shots. Madison Capitols 18U incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. Lansing Capitals 18U's Gonzalez stopped 26 shots out of the 30 that he faced. Lansing Capitals 18U incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.