xEl Paso Rhinos had a five-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 9-1 win over New Mexico Renegades.

xEl Paso Rhinos pulled out the victory even though it was hit with 12 penalty minutes.

xEl Paso Rhinos was paced by Kalvis Ozols, who grabbed one goal and one assist. Ozols scored on the power play 10:47 into the first period to make the score 2-0 xEl Paso Rhinos. xEl Paso Rhinos had taken the advantage when New Mexico Renegades' Alex Nau got sent off for hooking. Peter Plesa picked up the assist.

xEl Paso Rhinos forced New Mexico Renegades goalie John Groth to work between the pipes, taking 53 shots.

xEl Paso Rhinos additionally got points from Drew DePalma, who also registered one goal and one assist, Plesa, who also tallied one goal and two assists to lead the team in points, and Jeremy Rezaeepour, who also racked up one goal and one assist. xEl Paso Rhinos also got a goal from Krisztian Nagy as well. More assists for xEl Paso Rhinos came via Patrick Gleason, Chandler Bruyckere, and Chris Wilhite, who contributed one a piece and Tom Bartel, Eric Baldwin, Jack Strusz, and Matthew Plesa, who each chipped in two.

New Mexico Renegades' offense was handcuffed by xEl Paso Rhinos' defensive play, and New Mexico Renegades managed only five shots on goal during the game. New Mexico Renegades was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 34 penalty minutes.

New Mexico Renegades was led by Rasmus Alamaa, who scored the team's only goal. Alamaa scored on the power play 6:35 into the second period to make the score 2-1 xEl Paso Rhinos. New Mexico Renegades had gotten the advantage when xEl Paso Rhinos' Austin Hoff was sent off for hooking. Connor Rickabus assisted on the tally.

Oliver Gervais rejected four shots on goal for xEl Paso Rhinos. xEl Paso Rhinos registered three goals on seven power play opportunities. Groth recorded 44 saves for New Mexico Renegades. New Mexico Renegades registered one goal on six power play opportunities.