Cleveland Barons (mm) tried to dig itself out of a three-goal hole, but Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (mm) held on for a 4-2 victory.

Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (mm) made the score 4-1 on a goal by Matt Bernier at 16:33 in the second period, and Cleveland Barons (mm) got as close as 4-2 when Colin Price scored 4:27 into the third period.

Ryan Haag had a great game for Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (mm), netting two goals. Haag found the back of the net 29 seconds into the first period to make the score 1-0 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (mm) and again while 7:42 into the first to make the score 3-0 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (mm).

Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (mm) forced Cleveland Barons (mm)'s goalies to work hard to keep the puck out of the net, finishing with 31 shots and forcing 27 saves. Jackson Polish made 24 stops and Chad Dodero made three. Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (mm) put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Cleveland Barons (mm) to score on any of its seven power plays. Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (mm) was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 24 penalty minutes.

Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (mm) additionally got points from Bernier, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Cole Edgerton also scored for Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (mm). In addition, Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (mm) received assists from Trevor Gilliland, who had one.

Cleveland Barons (mm) excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in 10 chances. Cleveland Barons (mm) could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 22 minutes in penalties during the game.

Cleveland Barons (mm) also got a goal from Ricky Boysen as well.

Joe Dragonjac recorded 26 saves for Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (mm).