The La Crosse Freeze could not stop the Wisconsin Whalers' Ryan Martin, who tallied a hat trick in an 8-1 win.

Martin got on the scoresheet 15:16 into the first period. He then added goals at 14:39 into the second and at 19:56 into the second.

Wisconsin's offense rang up 42 shots on La Crosse's net. The Whalers bested their season scoring average. Wisconsin has scored at the pace of 3.6 goals per game during the current campaign. The Whalers cashed in on power play opportunities, scoring three goals on four chances. The defensemen of Wisconsin were also effective in the Freeze's zone, and came away with two goals.

Wisconsin additionally got points from Will Holtan, who also tallied two goals and two assists, Peter Henderson, who also registered one goal and two assists, and Nathan Viberg, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Thomas Hanson also scored for Wisconsin. Other players who recorded assists for Wisconsin were Adam Schoenfeld, who had one, Alex Anderson, who had four, and Adam Alcott and Isaac Hale, who each chipped in two.

La Crosse's offense operated below its season average. The Freeze average 3.2 goals per game.

Evan Moyse recorded 19 saves for the Whalers. Wisconsin incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Nick Mizen made 34 saves for La Crosse on 42 shots. The Freeze incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.