Helena Bighorns beat Yellowstone Quake 1-0 in a game that featured tenacious defense, solid goalkeeping and a winning score from Corbin Belling.

The win gave Helena Bighorns a 1-0 lead in the best of five series.

Helena Bighorns was sparked by Belling, who racked up one goal. Belling scored 12:01 into the third period to make the score 1-0 Helena Bighorns. Olson provided the assist.

Helena Bighorns forced Yellowstone Quake goalie Jared Schletty to work between the pipes, taking 44 shots.

Yellowstone Quake did not rack up many penalties in the contest, finishing with only one minor for two minutes in penalty time.

Helena Bighorns' Alek Lazarski stopped 20 shots out of the 20 that he faced. Helena Bighorns incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. Jared Schletty made 43 saves for Yellowstone Quake on 44 shots. Yellowstone Quake registered zero goals on two power play opportunities.