Filip Martinec lifted Long Beach Bombers to a 5-1 victory with a hat trick against San Diego Gulls.

Long Beach Bombers' Jakub Krejci was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 30 saves and let only one puck past him. The solid play of Krejci will be reflected in his goals against average, which pre-game was 2.29.

San Diego Gulls' power play was ineffective against Long Beach Bombers' penalty kill, which allowed one goal while shorthanded.

The Long Beach Bombers penalty box was a popular destination as the team totaled seven minors and one major for 29 minutes in penalty time. Long Beach Bombers surpassed its season average of 25.0 penalty minutes per game. Long Beach Bombers forced San Diego Gulls goalie Brody Cavataio to work between the pipes, taking 39 shots.

Long Beach Bombers additionally got points from Marcus Viitanen, who also registered one goal and two assists and Martin Vachal, who also tallied one goal and two assists. More assists for Long Beach Bombers came via Tomas Nemeth, who had two and Johan Beatty, Mikael Lengmo, and Jonas Gronlund, who contributed one a piece.

San Diego Gulls' offense operated below it season average. San Diego Gulls averages 3.1 goals per game. Long Beach Bombers was unable to stop San Diego Gulls from sending pucks towards the net, and San Diego Gulls eventually piled up 31 shots on goal.

San Diego Gulls was led by Kyle Rimbach, who scored the team's only goal. Rimbach scored on the power play 3:31 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Long Beach Bombers. A holding penalty on Chris Sudnicki had put San Diego Gulls on the power play. Michael Leone provided the assist.

Long Beach Bombers registered one goal on six power play opportunities. Brody Cavataio made 34 saves for San Diego Gulls on 39 shots. San Diego Gulls ended with 17 minutes in penalty time with six minors and one major.