Lake Tahoe Blue tried to dig itself out of a three-goal hole, but Seattle Totems held on for a 4-2 victory.

Seattle Totems made the score 4-1 on a goal by Sergey Kuznetsov at 10:28 in the third period, and Lake Tahoe Blue got as close as 4-2 when Branislav Kost scored 12:12 into the third period.

Seattle Totems got the win on the strength of a great game by Kuznetsov, who had two goals and one assist. Kuznetsov scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 5:04 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Seattle Totems. Seattle Totems had gotten the advantage when Lake Tahoe Blue's Robert Donovan was sent off for interference. Brett Losey assisted on the tally. Kuznetsov's next tally on the power play made the score Seattle Totems with 9:32 left in the third period. Piers LaFrance provided the assist.

Seattle Totems kept Lake Tahoe Blue's goalie busy throughout the game, and Jakub Novotny made 35 saves on 39 shots.

Seattle Totems additionally got points from Duncan Long, who also had one goal and one assist. Seattle Totems also got a goal from Doug Stultz as well. In addition, Seattle Totems received assists from Robin Bjoernstad and Eric Danna, who each chipped in one.

Lake Tahoe Blue was often in penalty trouble, totaling nine minors and one major for 33 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 27.0 minutes per game Lake Tahoe Blue had been spending in the box. Lake Tahoe Blue's offense operated below it season average. Lake Tahoe Blue averages 4.3 goals per game. Lake Tahoe Blue's offense rang up 59 shots on Seattle Totems' net.

Lake Tahoe Blue was helped by Vincent DiMaggio, who racked up one goal. DiMaggio scored on the power play 14:25 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Seattle Totems. Lake Tahoe Blue had taken the advantage when Seattle Totems' Gunnar Forseth got sent off for checking from behind. Edgars Homjakovs picked up the assist. Lake Tahoe Blue also got points from Kost, who also tallied one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. More assists for Lake Tahoe Blue came via Matt Broman and Jonathon Robinson, who contributed one a piece.

Bryce Fink made 57 saves for Seattle Totems on 59 shots. Seattle Totems totaled 19 minutes in penalty time with seven minors and one major and went 2-for-8 on the power play. Lake Tahoe Blue registered one goal on six power play opportunities.