Mississippi RiverKings relied on the scoring touch of Matt Whitehead, who netted two goals, to beat the Bloomington Thunder, 7-3.

Whitehead found the back of the net on the power play 1:11 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Mississippi RiverKings and again while 19:14 into the second to make the score 4-3 Mississippi RiverKings.

Mississippi RiverKings found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. Mississippi RiverKings averages 3.2 goals per game. Mississippi RiverKings cashed in on power play opportunities, scoring three goals on five chances. Mississippi RiverKings put 33 shots on net during the contest, more than the 28.4 it averages per game.

Mississippi RiverKings also got points from Devin Mantha, who also tallied one goal and one assist, Burke Gallimore, who also finished with one goal and one assist, and Sean Jones, who also grabbed two goals and one assist. Leo Thomas also scored for Mississippi RiverKings. In addition, Mississippi RiverKings received assists from Andrew Randazzo, who had two, Mike Hayward, who had three, and Mike Grace, Phil Bronner, and Matt Harrington, who each chipped in one.

Bloomington forced Mississippi RiverKings goalie Matthew Krahn to work between the pipes, taking 37 shots.

The Thunder were led by Bobby Watson, who racked up one goal and one assist. Watson scored 11:27 into the first period to make the score 2-1 Mississippi RiverKings. Bloomington additionally got points from Travis Granbois, who also had one goal and one assist. Bloomington also got a goal from Nic Polaski as well. More assists for Bloomington came via Reid MacLeod and Eddie Olczyk, who contributed one a piece.

Krahn rejected 34 shots on goal for Mississippi RiverKings. Mississippi RiverKings incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. BJ OBrien made 26 saves for Bloomington on 33 shots. The Thunder incurred 16 minutes in penalty time with three minors.