Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U took the lead against Thunder Bay Kings 16U in the first period and maintained it until the end of the game to secure a tight 4-2 victory.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U took over the lead for good with a goal by Andrew Hipp at 15:52 in the first period. Dylan Davenport assisted on the tally.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U was led by Vadim Kiriakov, who had one goal. Kiriakov scored 5:20 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U. Davenport picked up the assist.

In a losing effort, Thunder Bay Kings 16U was paced by Quintin Loon-Stewardson, who grabbed two goals. Loon-Stewardson scored the first of his two goals at 2:38 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Jett Leishman provided the assist. Loon-Stewardson's next tally made the score 3-2 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U with 5:13 left in the third period. Jayden Mrakic assisted on the tally.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in four chances.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U also got points from Hipp, who also finished with one goal and one assist. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U also had goals scored by Shane Murphy and Shane Miller, who each put in one. In addition, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U received assists from Adrian Danchenko and Jacob Goldowski, who each chipped in one.

Thunder Bay Kings 16U managed to stay out of the box better than usual, racking up one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Thunder Bay Kings 16U wound up below its season average of 17.0 penalty minutes per game.

Other players who recorded assists for Thunder Bay Kings 16U were Michael Larizza and Fletcher Anderson, who contributed one each.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U's Cameron Herter stopped 18 shots out of the 20 that he faced. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. Seth McKay recorded 24 saves for Thunder Bay Kings 16U.