Three periods of regulation and an overtime session were not enough to settle matters as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U defeated Thunder Bay Kings 16U in a shootout 5-4.

The shootout featured seven attempts between both teams. In addition to the clincher, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U got a shootout goal from Jacob Goldowski.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U came back from a two-goal deficit to capture the victory. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U trailed 4-2 after a goal by Thunder Bay Kings 16U's Fletcher Anderson at 14:09 in the second period. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U knotted things up at 4-4 on a goal by Karlis Lasis at 16:59 in the third period.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U kept Thunder Bay Kings 16U's goalie busy throughout the game, and Scott Adams made 29 saves on 34 shots.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U was helped by Goldowski, who tallied one goal. Goldowski scored 12:33 into the third period to make the score 4-3 Thunder Bay Kings 16U. Trevor Brown assisted on the tally. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U also had goals scored by Shane Murphy and Andrew Hipp, who each put in one. More assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U came via Sammy Steele, who had two and Sacha Guillemain and Griffin Mieckowski, who each chipped in one.

Thunder Bay Kings 16U managed to stay out of the box better than usual, totaling one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Thunder Bay Kings 16U finished below its season average of 11.0 penalty minutes per game. Thunder Bay Kings 16U's goal total was higher than its season average. Thunder Bay Kings 16U averages 1.8 goal per game.

Others who scored for Thunder Bay Kings 16U included Jayden Mrakic and Michael Larizza, who scored one goal each. In addition, Thunder Bay Kings 16U received assists from Nicholas Fazzari, Ian Tookenay, and Hayden Johnston, who contributed one each and Matthew Bevilacqua and Quintin Loon-Stewardson, who each chipped in two.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U's Cameron Herter stopped 24 shots out of the 28 that he faced. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. Thunder Bay Kings 16U registered zero goals on two power play opportunities.