Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U and Pursuit of Excellence 16U were evenly matched throughout their contest, but Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U made the most of its opportunities and won, 4-3.

Neither team gained more than a two-goal lead, and Jacob Goldowski's goal in the third period proved to be the difference maker.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U was sparked by Goldowski, who registered one goal. Goldowski scored 12:14 into the third period to make the score 4-3 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U. Sammy Steele picked up the assist.

In the losing effort, Pursuit of Excellence 16U was led by Thomas Spink, who grabbed two goals. Spink scored the first of his two goals at 13:54 into the second period to make the score 2-2. Moritz Miguez assisted on the tally. Spink's next tally made the score 3-2 Pursuit of Excellence 16U with 3:26 left in the second period.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances. Pursuit of Excellence 16U was unable to stop Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U from sending pucks towards the net, and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U eventually piled up 35 shots on goal.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U also got points from Steele, who also had one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U also had goals scored by Karlis Lasis and Marcus Eldredge, who each put in one. In addition, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U received assists from Andrew Hipp, who had two and Sacha Guillemain, Shane Murphy, and Shane Miller, who contributed one each.

Pursuit of Excellence 16U's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on five Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U power plays. The defensemen of Pursuit of Excellence 16U were also effective in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U's zone, and came away with two goals.

Luke Harvie also scored for Pursuit of Excellence 16U. Other players who recorded assists for Pursuit of Excellence 16U were Nolan Dawson, Brandon Rowley, and Chase Sakic, who each chipped in one.

Thomas Draper recorded 27 saves for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Pursuit of Excellence 16U's Joel Hofer stopped 31 shots out of the 35 that he faced. Pursuit of Excellence 16U incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.