The West Central Tigers and Saskatoon Kodiaks battled to a thrilling 9-9 tie in a goal-filled showdown. West Central raced ahead early with goals from Huxley Hallgren, Morgan Farmer, Bo Zinter, Kellan Cargill, and Liam Andersen, but Saskatoon answered with a flurry of its own, including two goals from Finn Ofstie and two from Kesler Latham. The teams continued trading chances through the second and third periods, with Farmer and Wyatt Mancell scoring for West Central while Saskatoon added late goals from Sam Horner, Ofstie, Latham, and Lincoln Aubichon. The game included some penalties, but neither side could break the deadlock, capping an exciting display of competitive hockey.