xEl Paso Rhinos had a seven-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to an 11-0 win over New Mexico Renegades.

xEl Paso Rhinos got the win behind a great game by David Nelson, who had two goals and one assist. Nelson scored the first of his two goals at 6:56 into the first period to make the score 1-0 xEl Paso Rhinos. Andrew Bradford picked up the assist. Nelson's next tally made the score 5-0 xEl Paso Rhinos with 13:39 left in the second period. xEl Paso Rhinos earned a power play opportunity when Max Legere was put in the box for fighting. Peter Plesa assisted on the tally.

The xEl Paso Rhinos penalty box was a popular destination as the team totaled four minors and three majors for 43 minutes in penalty time. xEl Paso Rhinos had been averaging 29.0 minutes in penalties per game. xEl Paso Rhinos forced New Mexico Renegades goalie John Groth to work between the pipes, taking 56 shots. xEl Paso Rhinos outdid its season average for goals scored. xEl Paso Rhinos averages 7.4 goals per game.

xEl Paso Rhinos additionally got points from Tom Bartel, who also finished with one goal and one assist, Dakota Beaulieu, who also racked up one goal and three assists to lead the team in points, Drew DePalma, who also had one goal and one assist, Bradford, who also tallied one goal and one assist, and Eric Baldwin, who also registered one goal and one assist. xEl Paso Rhinos also had goals scored by Krisztian Nagy, who had two and Chad Cesarz and Jeremy Rezaeepour, who each put in one. More assists for xEl Paso Rhinos came via Chris Wilhite, who had three, Daniil Karamushkin, Austin Hoff, and Matthew Plesa, who contributed one a piece, and Kalvis Ozols and Jack Strusz, who each chipped in two.

New Mexico Renegades racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with four minors and three majors for 23 minutes in penalty time. New Mexico Renegades surpassed its season average of 15.0 penalty minutes per game. New Mexico Renegades' offense was handcuffed by xEl Paso Rhinos' defensive play, and New Mexico Renegades managed only six shots on goal during the game.

Adam Vay recorded six saves for xEl Paso Rhinos. xEl Paso Rhinos registered two goals on two power play opportunities. New Mexico Renegades' Groth stopped 45 shots out of the 56 that he faced. New Mexico Renegades registered zero goals on two power play opportunities.