St. Louis Selects 16U tried to dig itself out of a three-goal hole, but Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U held on for a 3-1 victory.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U made the score 3-0 on a goal by Jacob Goldowski at 2:02 in the second period, and St. Louis Selects 16U got as close as 3-1 when Daniel Barry scored 9:54 into the third period.

Goldowski had a great game for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U, netting two goals.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 38 penalty minutes.

Vadim Kiriakov also scored for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U. In addition, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U received assists from Shane Murphy, Adrian Danchenko, and Sammy Steele, who contributed one each.

St. Louis Selects 16U's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on five Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U power plays. St. Louis Selects 16U's offense was handcuffed by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U's defensive play, and St. Louis Selects 16U managed only 14 shots on goal during the game. St. Louis Selects 16U could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 16 minutes in penalties during the game.

Other players who recorded assists for St. Louis Selects 16U were Bobby Bross and Joshua Boyer, who each chipped in one.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U's Thomas Draper stopped 13 shots out of the 14 that he faced. Kyle McClellan rejected 27 shots on goal for St. Louis Selects 16U. St. Louis Selects 16U registered one goal on 10 power play opportunities.