In a spirited intrasquad clash between the Langley Leafs Major and Minor teams, it was the Major squad that emerged with a narrow 2-1 victory, thanks to a first-period power-play goal that stood as the game-winner. The Major team set the tone early, outshooting their counterparts 11-8 in the opening frame and capitalizing on a crucial man-advantage. Just moments after the Minor team's Charlotte Gilby was sent off for hooking, Major's Nicola Levesque, wearing number 7, found the back of the net at 15:02 of the first period. She was set up by teammates Zoe Alook and Charlotte Severin, giving her squad a lead they would never relinquish. The physicality ramped up as the period wound down, with penalties to Major's Kaya Basanti and Minor's Meeya Gerbrandt keeping the penalty boxes busy.
The Major team continued to control the shot clock through the second period, firing 12 more pucks on net compared to the Minor's 5, but they were unable to extend their lead against a determined defensive effort. The game's physical, penalty-filled nature persisted, with infractions for cross-checking and interference keeping both teams shorthanded at various points. The Major squad finally added a critical insurance goal in the third period to make it 2-0, a tally that would prove essential. The Minor team refused to go quietly, breaking the shutout bid late to pull within one, but they could not find the equalizer despite a late push that saw them outshoot the Majors 6-8 in the final frame.
The story of the game was written in the crease, where the Major's goaltender, Nyla Sochan (#72), turned in a stellar performance to earn the win. Facing 19 shots, she allowed just the single late goal to secure the victory. For the Minor team, the goalie stats were not tracked for this contest, but the squad's lone goal showed their fighting spirit until the final buzzer. With a combined 11 minor penalties called, discipline was a factor, but in the end, the Major team's early power-play execution and steady goaltending provided the slim margin needed in this competitive Langley Leafs family affair.
