The Minnesota Flying Aces failed to take advantage of their power play opportunities and the Great Falls Americans shook off a number of penalties to win, 3-1.

Great Falls was paced by Lucas Lomax, who finished with one goal. Lomax scored on the power play 16:05 into the third period to make the score 2-1 Great Falls. Wade Wylie picked up the assist.

The Americans excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in seven chances.

Others who scored for Great Falls included Reed Link and Cody Page, who scored one goal each. In addition, Great Falls received assists from Michal Kliment, Lucas Stover, and Miles Giorgione, who each chipped in one.

Minnesota was led by Jake Mullendore, who scored the team's only goal. Mullendore scored 11:10 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Minnesota. AJ Gullickson provided the assist.

Great Falls' Lauren Massie stopped 20 shots out of the 21 that he faced. The Americans incurred 34 minutes in penalty time with seven minors. Kevin OShea recorded 21 saves for the Flying Aces. Minnesota incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.