Rocky Mountain Roughriders 18U tried to dig itself out of a two-goal hole, but Madison Capitols 18U held on for a 2-1 victory.

Madison Capitols 18U made the score 2-0 on a goal by Kasey Fitzjerrells at 16:44 in the second period, and Rocky Mountain Roughriders 18U got as close as 2-1 when David Mitchell scored 10:17 into the third period.

Madison Capitols 18U was paced by Fitzjerrells, who grabbed one goal.

Madison Capitols 18U did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. Madison Capitols 18U puts an average of 4.5 pucks into the net per game.

Madison Capitols 18U also got points from Nick Hames, who also tallied one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. In addition, Madison Capitols 18U received assists from Kevin Ford and Anthony Callin, who each chipped in one.

Rocky Mountain Roughriders 18U put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Madison Capitols 18U to score on any of its four power plays.

Other players who recorded assists for Rocky Mountain Roughriders 18U were Zachary Schwenk, who had one.

Madison Capitols 18U's Daniel Lebedeff stopped 23 shots out of the 24 that he faced. Madison Capitols 18U incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Cody Christofferson rejected 27 shots on goal for Rocky Mountain Roughriders 18U. Rocky Mountain Roughriders 18U incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.