Three periods of regulation and an overtime session were not enough to settle matters as Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U defeated Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 18U in a shootout 5-4.

The shootout lasted for nine attempts between the teams. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 18U's shootout goal was scored by Shane Murphy. Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U also got shootout goals from Jacob Tomita and Lars Culver.

Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U led by three goals at one point and ended with the victory. The largest advantage in the game came when Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U's Ryan Vogt scored at 3:06 in the second period to put Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U up 3-0.

Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U pulled out the victory even though it was hit with 22 penalty minutes.

Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U was ineffective while on the power play, as it was held to one goal off of 11 man advantages.

Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U was led by Nicholas Frangos, who grabbed one goal and one assist. Frangos scored on the power play 3:33 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U. Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U had taken the advantage when Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 18U's Elijah Latimer got sent off for interference. Vogt assisted on the tally. Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U additionally got points from Vogt, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U included Anthony Starzi and Micheal Wilson, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U were Eric Lauk, who had two and Culver, Rick Walsh, Ryan Lauk, and Evan Burke, who contributed one each.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 18U forced Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U goalie Joseph Giacobbo to work between the pipes, taking 33 shots. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 18U's defense let in more goals than it usually has this year. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 18U averages 2.3 goals allowed per game. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 18U was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 30 penalty minutes.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 18U was helped by Tyler Briley, who had two goals. Briley scored the first of his two goals at 4:08 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U. Jeremy Wilber picked up the assist. Briley's next tally made the score 3-2 Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U with 10:09 left in the second period. Reed Robinson provided the assist. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 18U also got points from Robinson, who also registered one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 18U also got a goal from Matthew Stewart as well. In addition, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 18U received assists from Tino Alunni, who had one.

Joseph Giacobbo made 29 saves for Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U on 33 shots. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 18U's Gio Podalinski stopped 25 shots out of the 29 that he faced. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 18U registered one goal on eight power play opportunities. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 18U ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Wilber was ejected from the game.