Nick Plesa was all over the ice for xEl Paso Rhinos, as he tallied four goals and one assist in xEl Paso Rhinos' 12-2 win over xDallas Ice Jets.

xEl Paso Rhinos made xDallas Ice Jets' netminders to work hard to keep the puck out of the net, racking up 31 shots and forcing 19 saves. John Groth made eight stops and Vladyslav Slyusarchuk made 11. xEl Paso Rhinos surpassed its usual scoring output this season. xEl Paso Rhinos averages 7.6 goals per game. xEl Paso Rhinos found itself short handed often, totaling 24 penalty minutes and allowing eight power plays.

xEl Paso Rhinos also got points from Chad Cesarz, who also grabbed one goal and one assist and Matthew Plesa, who also finished with three goals and two assists to lead the team in points. xEl Paso Rhinos also had goals scored by Dakota Beaulieu, Drew DePalma, Andrew Bradford, and Jeremy Rezaeepour, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for xEl Paso Rhinos were Kalvis Ozols, who had two, Peter Plesa, who had four, and Eric Baldwin, Chris Wilhite, Jack Strusz, and Jiri Pestuka, who each chipped in one.

xDallas Ice Jets was held below its usual level of production. xDallas Ice Jets averages 4.6 goals per game.

xDallas Ice Jets was helped by Chris Schutz, who registered one goal. Schutz scored on the power play 1:47 into the second period to make the score 3-1 xEl Paso Rhinos. xDallas Ice Jets earned a power play opportunity when Wilhite was put in the box for cross checking. Spencer Roth provided the assist. Alex Devillier also scored for xDallas Ice Jets. In addition, xDallas Ice Jets received assists from Yannick Aube and Luke Simon, who contributed one a piece.

Bryce Fink made 24 saves for xEl Paso Rhinos on 26 shots. xEl Paso Rhinos registered one goal on six power play opportunities. xDallas Ice Jets incurred 20 minutes in penalty time with 10 minors.