The Robbinsdale Cooper Hawks could not stop the Richfield Spartans' Kevin Krohn, who tallied a hat trick in an 8-5 win.

Krohn's first goal came 12:42 into the first period. He then added goals at 14:25 into the second and at 15:24 into the second.

Richfield stifled Robbinsdale Cooper's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. The Spartans kept the Hawks' goalie busy throughout the game, and Angel Hillstrom made 36 saves on 44 shots. Richfield outdid its season average for goals scored. The Spartans have scored at the pace of 3.0 goals per game during the current campaign.

Richfield additionally got points from Drew Saastad, who also registered one goal and one assist, Zach Kruegar, who also had one goal and one assist, Kody Ahlstrand, who also racked up two goals and one assist, and Kevin Ahlstrand, who also registered one goal and one assist. In addition, Richfield received assists from Alex Mendele, who had one, Trigve Duryea, who had two, Jack Stellon, who had three, and McCoy Jessen, who had four.

Robbinsdale Cooper was often in penalty trouble, totaling six minors and one major for 27 minutes in penalty time. The Hawks had been averaging 15.0 minutes in penalties per game. Robbinsdale Cooper bested its season scoring average. This season, the Hawks average 2.8 goals per contest.

Robbinsdale Cooper was helped by Trey Rooney, who tallied one goal and two assists. Rooney scored 13:47 into the first period to make the score 3-3. Hayden Gautsche assisted on the tally. Robbinsdale Cooper also got points from Gautsche, who also had one goal and two assists. Joe Huber also scored for Robbinsdale Cooper. More assists for Robbinsdale Cooper came via Jordan Syzmanski, Dylan Erickson, Patrick Kohn, Justin Regnier, and Nick Winter, who each chipped in one.

John Meyer made 21 saves for Richfield on 26 shots. The Spartans incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors. The Hawks registered zero goals on five power play opportunities.