Dallas Ice Jets had a five-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 9-4 win over Wichita Jr. Thunder.

Ondrej Valo was all over the ice for Dallas Ice Jets, as he tallied two goals and two assists in the win. Valo scored the first of his two goals at 11:20 into the first period to make the score 3-0 Dallas Ice Jets. Luke Simon provided the assist. Valo's next tally made the score 5-1 Dallas Ice Jets with 17:50 left in the second period. Alex Smith picked up the assist.

Dallas Ice Jets pulled out the victory even though it was hit with 12 penalty minutes.

Dallas Ice Jets stifled Wichita Jr. Thunder's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Dallas Ice Jets forced Wichita Jr. Thunder goalie Marco Medina to work between the pipes, taking 58 shots. Dallas Ice Jets surpassed its usual scoring output this season. This season, Dallas Ice Jets averages 4.5 goals per contest. Dallas Ice Jets got an offensive boost from its blueliners, who contributed three goals during the game.

Dallas Ice Jets additionally got points from Matthew Heim, who also registered one goal and one assist, Scott Folden, who also tallied one goal and one assist, Smith, who also had one goal and two assists, and Johnny Henson, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Dallas Ice Jets also had goals scored by Hunter Dragosh, Spencer Roth, and Dmitry Kuznetsov, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for Dallas Ice Jets were Bryan Siersma, Chris Schutz, Brett Howard, Connor Bell, and Devin Chmura, who each chipped in one.

Wichita Jr. Thunder was helped by Felix Morin, who grabbed two goals and one assist. Morin scored the first of his two goals at 12:21 into the first period to make the score 3-1 Dallas Ice Jets. Jordan Grywacheski provided the assist. Morin's next tally made the score 8-4 Dallas Ice Jets with 5:57 left in the third period. Carter Suski assisted on the tally. Wichita Jr. Thunder also got points from Joel Gellvear, who also registered one goal and three assists to lead the team in points and Grywacheski, who also tallied one goal and one assist. In addition, Wichita Jr. Thunder received assists from Alex Smith and Trevor Mitchell, who contributed one a piece.

Dallas Ice Jets' Jordan Salas stopped 14 shots out of the 18 that he faced. Dallas Ice Jets registered three goals on six power play opportunities. Marco Medina made 49 saves for Wichita Jr. Thunder on 58 shots. Wichita Jr. Thunder incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.