Eric Ylitalo lifted the Delano/Rockford Tigers to an 8-0 victory with a hat trick against the Hutchinson Tigers.

Ylitalo got on the scoresheet 1:06 into the first period. He then added goals at 6:29 into the second and at 9:30 into the third.

Delano/Rockford excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in four chances. The Tigers' defense was surprisingly good. Delano/Rockford gives up 2.9 goals on average per game. The Tigers kept Hutchinson's goalie busy throughout the game, and Kellyn Buss made 33 saves on 41 shots. Delano/Rockford found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. This season, the Tigers average 4.5 goals per contest. The defensemen of Delano/Rockford were also effective in the Tigers' zone, and came away with three goals.

Delano/Rockford also got points from Mike Krueger, who also had two goals and one assist, Grant Prinsen, who also tallied one goal and three assists, and Lars Halonen, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Nate Meyers also scored for Delano/Rockford. More assists for Delano/Rockford came via Chad Oja, who had two and Hunter Hart, Daniel Keranen, Jack Nelson, Adam McLain, and Levi Peterson, who contributed one a piece.

Hutchinson was held below its usual level of production. The Tigers put an average of 2.3 pucks into the net per game.

Aaron Grangroth made 17 saves for the Tigers on 17 shots. Delano/Rockford incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Hutchinson incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.