Kent Patterson stood on his head and made 33 saves to lead the Denver Cutthroats to a 2-1 victory over Rapid City.

Denver was led by Brad Smyth, who finished with one goal and one assist. Smyth scored 8:52 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Denver. A.J. Gale assisted on the tally.

With 32 shots on target during the contest, the Cutthroats exceeded the 23.6 shots they average per game this year.

Denver additionally got points from Gale, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. More assists for Denver came via Troy Schwab, who had two.

Rapid City stifled Denver's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Rapid City's offense rang up 34 shots on the Cutthroats' net.

Rapid City was led by Jesse Schultz, who scored the team's only goal. Schultz scored 8:37 into the second period to make the score 1-1. Jared Brown picked up the assist.

Denver incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Rapid City's Tim Boron stopped 30 shots out of the 32 that he faced. Rapid City incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.