xEl Paso Rhinos had a three-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 7-3 win over Valencia Flyers.

Jack Strusz quarterbacked xEl Paso Rhinos' offense to perfection and bagged four assists in xEl Paso Rhinos' win over Valencia Flyers.

Valencia Flyers' power play was ineffective against xEl Paso Rhinos' penalty kill, which allowed zero goals while shorthanded.

xEl Paso Rhinos racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with eight minors and one major for 41 minutes in penalty time. xEl Paso Rhinos had been averaging 28.0 minutes in penalties per game. xEl Paso Rhinos stifled Valencia Flyers' power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Valencia Flyers was unable to stop xEl Paso Rhinos from sending pucks towards the net, and xEl Paso Rhinos eventually piled up 42 shots on goal.

xEl Paso Rhinos also got points from Nick Plesa, who also tallied one goal and two assists and Peter Plesa, who also had two goals and one assist. Others who scored for xEl Paso Rhinos included Tom Bartel, who had two and Krisztian Nagy and Eric Baldwin, who scored one goal each. More assists for xEl Paso Rhinos came via Kalvis Ozols, who had one and Chris Wilhite and Matthew Plesa, who each chipped in three.

Valencia Flyers got an offensive boost from its blueliners, who contributed two goals during the game.

Valencia Flyers was helped by Aharon Lara, who racked up one goal. Lara scored 15:58 into the first period to make the score 2-1 xEl Paso Rhinos. Filip Andreason picked up the assist. Jordan Grywacheski also scored for Valencia Flyers. Other players who recorded assists for Valencia Flyers were Blake Aguilar and Jakob Kranabetter, who contributed one a piece.

xEl Paso Rhinos' Adam Vay stopped 21 shots out of the 24 that he faced. xEl Paso Rhinos registered one goal on six power play opportunities. Mark Becica made 35 saves for Valencia Flyers on 42 shots. Valencia Flyers ended with 23 minutes in penalty time with four minors and one major. Valencia Flyers ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Dillon Thomas was ejected from the game.