From the opening faceoff, the Jr. Rustlers established a relentless offensive pace that the Manitoba Mavericks simply could not contain. The Mavericks found themselves in penalty trouble early, with Madison Rotinsky taking a hooking minor midway through the first period. The Rustlers' power play capitalized swiftly, as Hailey Peters scored the game-winner at 4:24, assisted by Tana Brander. The pressure never relented, and with just 47 seconds left in the period, Lily Arguin doubled the lead, set up by Addison Boulianne. The shot count told the story of the frame: a staggering 20-5 advantage for the visitors, putting Mavericks goalie Jordan Brewer under constant siege.
The second period devolved into a parade to the penalty box and a special teams clinic by the Rustlers. The Mavericks' discipline unraveled completely. After a head contact minor and misconduct to the Rustlers' Bentley Baier, the Mavericks' Scarlet Tourangeau was assessed a major and a game misconduct for head contact at 8:50, leaving her team shorthanded for five crucial minutes and without a key player for the rest of the game. The Rustlers feasted on the power play. Harper Clark scored at 6:25, followed just 31 seconds later by Addison Boulianne, and then Layla Smithson at 4:04, all with the man advantage. Clark wasn't done, adding a shorthanded goal at 1:18 to complete a remarkable period and push the lead to 6-0. The Mavericks, meanwhile, managed only two shots in the period, utterly stifled by the Rustlers' structure.
Any hope of a Mavericks comeback was extinguished early in the third. Layla Smithson netted her second of the night at 17:44, and Tana Brander rounded out the scoring at 15:02. The final horn sounded on an 8-0 victory, with the Jr. Rustlers outshooting the Mavericks 48-10. At the other end, Rustlers netminder Parker Fritz was perfect, turning aside all 10 shots she faced for a clean-sheet shutout. For the Mavericks and goalie Jordan Brewer, it was a long night of defensive breakdowns and penalty-kill failures, resulting in a lopsided defeat where they were never able to mount a serious challenge.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitoba Mavericks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jr. Rustlers | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitoba Mavericks | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Jr. Rustlers | 20 | 18 | 10 | 48 |
| # | Name | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Lux Squarie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Madison Rotinsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Espérance Halaburda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Nyah Hrominchuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Kaylynn Beattie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Sadie Turek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Evangeline Golding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Gabriele Mathiesen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Alexis Cascisa-Fisher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Hudsen Stasynec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Willow Winslow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Scarlet Tourangeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 16 | Isabelle Buors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Lily Benjaminson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Emma Baydock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Bella Evangelista | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Jordan Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Name | MP | GA | Shots | Saves | Sav% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Brewer | 60:00 | 8 | 51 | 43 | 0.84 |
| # | Name | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Harper Clark | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Layla Smithson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Addison Boulianne | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Tana Brander | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Lily Arguin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Hailey Peters | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | Abigail Herle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Aubrey Waddell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 81 | Ava Rawlake | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 70 | Allie Hillis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Parker Fritz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Tessa Weber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Raya Babey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Bentley Baier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 16 | Hayze Bensmiller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Alanna Schwartz | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Payton Boulianne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Maya Macnab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Name | MP | GA | Shots | Saves | Sav% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Parker Fritz | 60:00 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.00 |
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