Helena Bighorns had a four-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 7-1 win over Gillette Wild.

Helena Bighorns' Troy Turpin was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 35 saves and let only one puck past him. Despite the solid performance, Turpin will actually see his goals against average rise, as it stood at 1.0 entering the contest.

Gillette Wild's power play was ineffective against Helena Bighorns' penalty kill, which allowed one goal while shorthanded.

Helena Bighorns made Gillette Wild's goalies to work without much rest, totaling 55 shots and forcing 48 saves. Nick Vittori made 29 stops and Brandon Kruckenberg made 19. Helena Bighorns was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 47 penalty minutes. Helena Bighorns' defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in two goals.

Helena Bighorns was helped by Logan Hawgood, who finished with one goal and one assist. Hawgood scored 19:13 into the first period to make the score 2-0 Helena Bighorns. Devin Smith provided the assist. Helena Bighorns additionally got points from Sean Stahlnecker, who also registered one goal and one assist and Dylan Webster, who also had one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Helena Bighorns included Logan Henne, who had one and Theo Campe, who had three. More assists for Helena Bighorns came via Christian Axelson, who had two and Corbin Belling and Ben Henne, who each chipped in one.

Helena Bighorns was unable to stop Gillette Wild from sending pucks towards the net, and Gillette Wild eventually piled up 36 shots on goal. Gillette Wild was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 27 penalty minutes.

Taylor Motsinger also scored for Gillette Wild. Other players who recorded assists for Gillette Wild were Brandon Miller, who had one.

Helena Bighorns registered one goal on seven power play opportunities.