A rash of penalties cost Lake Tahoe Blue the game, as xSalt Lake City Moose netted four goals with a man advantage in a 9-5 win.

xSalt Lake City Moose forced Lake Tahoe Blue's goalies to work without much rest, launching 31 shots and forcing 22 saves. Frankie Mcclendon made 11 stops and Troy Turpin made 11. xSalt Lake City Moose bested its season scoring average. This season, xSalt Lake City Moose averages 5.0 goals per contest. Penalties took their toll on xSalt Lake City Moose, as its penalty kill unit let in four power play goals. The defensemen of xSalt Lake City Moose were also effective in Lake Tahoe Blue's zone, and came away with two goals.

xSalt Lake City Moose was led by Daniel Coley, who had one goal and three assists. Coley scored 12:28 into the third period to make the score 9-4 xSalt Lake City Moose. Tommy Breitfuss picked up the assist. xSalt Lake City Moose additionally got points from Cody Rogala, who also racked up two goals and one assist. xSalt Lake City Moose also had goals scored by Cole Corson, who had two and Jacob McMullen, David Barnes, Jurijs Moiseicenko, and Adam Kresl, who scored one goal each. In addition, xSalt Lake City Moose received assists from Alex Pommerville and Bryan Giorgi, who contributed one a piece and Brett Meyer, Tyler Keturi, and Adrian Schmidt, who each chipped in two.

Lake Tahoe Blue was often in penalty trouble, totaling nine minors and one major for 73 minutes in penalty time. Lake Tahoe Blue surpassed its season average of 30.0 penalty minutes per game. Lake Tahoe Blue's defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in two goals.

Lake Tahoe Blue was led by Branislav Kost, who finished with two goals and three assists. Kost scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 18:11 into the second period to make the score 7-2 xSalt Lake City Moose. Lake Tahoe Blue had gotten the advantage when xSalt Lake City Moose's Pommerville was sent off for tripping. David Brancik assisted on the tally. Kost's next tally on the power play made the score 8-3 xSalt Lake City Moose with 12:51 left in the third period. Lake Tahoe Blue had taken the advantage when xSalt Lake City Moose's Anthony Mancini got sent off for boarding. Edgars Homjakovs picked up the assist. Mattia Bortolotto also scored for Lake Tahoe Blue. More assists for Lake Tahoe Blue came via Nick Anderson, who had one and Sebastian Forslund, who had two.

Ryan Gasparovic recorded 12 saves for xSalt Lake City Moose. xSalt Lake City Moose incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors. For Lake Tahoe Blue, Jonathon Robinson was ejected from the game.