Jake Bichko gave Long Island Royals the lead in the first period, and Helena Bighorns was never able to catch up in a close game that ended 3-1.

Bichko provided Long Island Royals with the game-winning tally when he scored 17:53 into the the first period. Long Island Royals had gained a power play chance when Trevor Tracy was whistled for cross checking. Joseph Napoli picked up the assist.

Helena Bighorns was stymied by Long Island Royals netminder Brendan Jones, who stopped 41 shots during the victory. The solid play of Jones will be reflected in his goals against average, which pre-game was 2.5.

Long Island Royals was led by Brendan Keating, who registered one goal. Keating scored 4:43 into the second period to make the score 2-0 Long Island Royals. Adam Goldstein provided the assist.

Long Island Royals stifled Helena Bighorns' power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man.

Long Island Royals also got a goal from JT Hall as well. In addition, Long Island Royals received assists from Michael Cartwright and Christopher Zaverdas, who contributed one a piece.

Helena Bighorns could not produce up to it normal offensive output. Helena Bighorns puts an average of 3.7 pucks into the net per game. Helena Bighorns' offense rang up 42 shots on Long Island Royals' net.

Helena Bighorns was led by Alex DeWitz, who scored the team's only goal. DeWitz scored 11:42 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Long Island Royals. Hagen Nemzek picked up the assist.

Long Island Royals incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Helena Bighorns' Trey Flesch stopped 16 shots out of the 19 that he faced. Helena Bighorns incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.