Behind two goals and one assist from Avery Smith and one goal and two assists from Brandon Speights, HC Dallas 16U downed Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U 7-4.

Smith scored the first of his two goals at 1:09 into the second period to make the score 3-2 HC Dallas 16U. Ben Fugger picked up the assist. Smith's next tally made the score 4-2 HC Dallas 16U with 12:06 left in the second period. Fugger provided the assist. Speights scored on the power play 9:15 into the second period to make the score 5-2 HC Dallas 16U. A slashing penalty on Shane Murphy had put HC Dallas 16U on the power play. Thomas Demers picked up the assist.

HC Dallas 16U's penalty kill excelled, as HC Dallas 16U gave up zero goals despite allowing eight power plays.

HC Dallas 16U stifled Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. HC Dallas 16U forced Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U goalie Thomas Draper to work between the pipes, taking 39 shots. HC Dallas 16U surpassed its usual scoring output this season. HC Dallas 16U averages 2.8 goals per game. HC Dallas 16U's penalty killing units received substantial work throughout the game as HC Dallas 16U finished with 34 penalty minutes.

HC Dallas 16U also got points from John Phillips, who also finished with one goal and one assist, Speights, who also registered one goal and two assists, and Dustin Muriel, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Others who scored for HC Dallas 16U included Alexander McBey and Braxton Kilgore, who each put in one. More assists for HC Dallas 16U came via Jacob Gray, Dawson Plott, and Keagan ODonoghue, who each chipped in one.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 34 penalty minutes.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U additionally got points from Sacha Guillemain, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Sabatini Iannarelo also scored for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U. In addition, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U received assists from Andrew Palmiter, Shane Miller, Karlis Lasis, and Griffin Mieckowski, who contributed one each.

Bryce Murphy rejected 25 shots on goal for HC Dallas 16U. HC Dallas 16U registered one goal on eight power play opportunities. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U's Draper stopped 32 shots out of the 39 that he faced.