Lake Tahoe Blue climbed out of a two-goal hole to beat San Diego Gulls, 5-4.

Lake Tahoe Blue let multiple leads slip away before eventually digging out of a two hole to pick up the win. Lake Tahoe Blue took a 1-0 advantage on a goal by Branislav Kost at 1:10 in the first period. Lake Tahoe Blue went down 4-2 after San Diego Gulls' Felix Kronwall put the puck home at 18:34 in the first period. After tying things up at 4-4 on a goal by Martin Vachal at zero seconds in the third, Lake Tahoe Blue got the game-winner from Mark DeVaughn at 6:25 in the third period.

DeVaughn and Kost provided the spark for Lake Tahoe Blue, combining for three goals and two assists. DeVaughn grabbed one goal and two assists and Kost also added two goals.

Lake Tahoe Blue forced San Diego Gulls' netminders to work in net, firing 38 shots and forcing 33 saves. Brody Cavataio made 33 stops and Filip Lukac made zero. Lake Tahoe Blue got an offensive boost from its blueliners, who contributed two goals during the game.

Lake Tahoe Blue also got points from Vachal, who also registered one goal and one assist. Lake Tahoe Blue also got a goal from Jack Norling as well. More assists for Lake Tahoe Blue came via Nick Anderson, who had two and Kyle Blondin, Mattia Bortolotto, and Edgars Homjakovs, who contributed one a piece.

San Diego Gulls stifled Lake Tahoe Blue's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. San Diego Gulls forced Lake Tahoe Blue goalie Jakub Novotny to work between the pipes, taking 37 shots.

San Diego Gulls was helped by Eric Baldwin, who tallied two goals. Baldwin scored the first of his two goals at 5:07 into the first period to make the score 2-1 Lake Tahoe Blue. Kronwall picked up the assist. Baldwin's next tally made the score 3-2 San Diego Gulls with 12:12 left in the first period. San Diego Gulls had taken the advantage when Lake Tahoe Blue's Norling got sent off for high sticking. Drew DePalma assisted on the tally. San Diego Gulls additionally got points from DePalma, who also had one goal and two assists to lead the team in points and Kronwall, who also racked up one goal and one assist. In addition, San Diego Gulls received assists from Mark Birchall, who had one and Michael Leone, who had two.

Jakub Novotny made 33 saves for Lake Tahoe Blue on 37 shots. Lake Tahoe Blue incurred 16 minutes in penalty time with eight minors. San Diego Gulls incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.