Idaho Junior Steelheads, which led by three goals at one point, survived a comeback attempt by Idaho Junior Steelheads and clinched a 5-3 victory.

Idaho Junior Steelheads led by three goals at one point and ended with the victory. The largest advantage in the game came when Idaho Junior Steelheads' Bryan Hodges's scored at 11:51 in the second period to put Idaho Junior Steelheads up 4-1.

Hodges had a great game for Idaho Junior Steelheads, netting two goals.

Fresno Monsters' power play was ineffective against Idaho Junior Steelheads' penalty kill, which allowed one goal while shorthanded.

Idaho Junior Steelheads racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with 12 minors and one major for 49 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 26.0 minutes per game Idaho Junior Steelheads had been spending in the box. Idaho Junior Steelheads had trouble converting on the power play advantage, managing just two goals on nine chances.

Idaho Junior Steelheads also got points from Ben Hull, who also registered one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Idaho Junior Steelheads included Philip Wong and Victor Carlsson, who each put in one. More assists for Idaho Junior Steelheads came via Zach Walden, who had one and Dak Dice, who had two.

Fresno Monsters could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 32 minutes in penalties during the game.

Fresno Monsters was helped by Evan Ingram, who finished with one goal. Ingram scored short handed 14:27 into the second period to make the score 4-2 Idaho Junior Steelheads. Fresno Monsters found itself down a man on Mark Shroyer's tripping. Fresno Monsters additionally got points from Justin Plate, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Fresno Monsters also got a goal from Gunnar Dircks as well. In addition, Fresno Monsters received assists from Jordan Fontaine, who had one.

Sean Healy rejected 21 shots on goal for Idaho Junior Steelheads. For Idaho Junior Steelheads, Kyle TenEyck and Dimitris Jones were ejected from the contest. Fresno Monsters' Austin Piquette stopped 18 shots out of the 22 that he faced.