The St. Paul Highland Park Scots had trouble finding ways to stop the Mankato East/Loyola Cougars, which beat Scots, 10-2.

Mankato East/Loyola managed to stay out of the box better than usual, registering one minor for two minutes in penalty time. The Cougars finished below its season average of 12.0 penalty minutes per game. Mankato East/Loyola kept St. Paul Highland Park's goalie busy throughout the game, and Howie Sands made 39 saves on 49 shots. The Cougars found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. Mankato East/Loyola averages 3.2 goals per game. The Cougars' defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in three goals.

Mankato East/Loyola was led by Brandon Adams, who finished with two goals and two assists. Adams scored the first of his two goals at 11:32 into the first period to make the score 2-1 Mankato East/Loyola. Grayson Gavin provided the assist. Adams' next tally made the score 6-2 Mankato East/Loyola with 6:00 left in the second period. Carter Johnson assisted on the tally. Mankato East/Loyola additionally got points from Shane Sellner, who also registered one goal and two assists, Johnson, who also grabbed one goal and two assists, and Gavin, who also had one goal and three assists to lead the team in points. Others who scored for Mankato East/Loyola included Judd Schulz, who had two and Nick Yess, Brent Adams, and Neil Nienaber, who scored one goal each. In addition, Mankato East/Loyola received assists from Sean Allan, who had two and Alec Schultz and Teal Leskey, who contributed one a piece.

The Scots managed to stay out of the box better than usual, tallying one minor for two minutes in penalty time. St. Paul Highland Park ended up below its season average of 10.0 penalty minutes per game. The Scots found themselves stymied offensively, and got off a mere nine shots against the Cougars' defense.

St. Paul Highland Park was led by Dylan Zavoral, who racked up one goal and one assist. Zavoral scored 4:05 into the second period to make the score 3-2 Mankato East/Loyola. Kyle Hallock provided the assist. St. Paul Highland Park also got a goal from Charlie Sutmar as well. Other players who recorded assists for St. Paul Highland Park were Grant Vernon, who had one.

Jeremia Merela made seven saves for Mankato East/Loyola on nine shots. The Cougars registered zero goals on one power play opportunities. The Scots registered zero goals on one power play opportunities.