San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U came close to giving away a four-goal lead to West Michigan Hounds 18U, but did just enough to escape with a 5-3 victory.

San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U led by four goals at one point and ended with the victory. The largest advantage in the game came when San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U's Matthew Ebertin scored at 5:58 in the third period to put San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U up 6-2.

San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U was led by Lucas Semkiw, who racked up two goals and one assist. Semkiw scored the first of his two goals at 1:16 into the third period to make the score 3-2 San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U. Corey Semmelmayer assisted on the tally. Semkiw's next tally made the score 5-2 San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U with 14:20 left in the third period.

West Michigan Hounds 18U was unable to stop San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U from sending pucks towards the net, and San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U eventually piled up 32 shots on goal. San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U outdid its season average for goals scored. San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U averages 2.6 goals per game.

San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U also got points from Ebertin, who also registered one goal and one assist and Ryan Meure, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Others who scored for San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U included Aaron Burden and Eric Pinsky, who scored one goal each. In addition, San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U received assists from Zachary Fobar, who had two and Jake Stom, Ethan Jones, Devyn Kelly, and Alexander Beckert, who each chipped in one.

West Michigan Hounds 18U was led by Kyle Berry, who had one goal and one assist. Berry scored on the power play 14:05 into the first period to make the score 2-0 West Michigan Hounds 18U. West Michigan Hounds 18U had gotten the advantage when San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U's Semkiw was sent off for hooking. West Michigan Hounds 18U also had goals scored by William Nichol and Zander Sorenson, who each put in one. More assists for West Michigan Hounds 18U came via Trevor Temple, who had one.

San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U's Devin Cooley stopped 21 shots out of the 24 that he faced. San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U incurred 16 minutes in penalty time with three minors. Alex Wilder rejected 27 shots on goal for West Michigan Hounds 18U. West Michigan Hounds 18U incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors.