The La Crosse Freeze relied on the sparkling performance of Andrew Wagner in net to grab a 2-1 win against the Peoria Mustangs.

La Crosse was led by Hunter Smith, who had one goal. Smith scored short handed 3:33 into the second period to make the score 2-1 La Crosse. The Freeze played down a man on Tyler Gorniak's hooking. Anthony Miller assisted on the tally.

Peoria excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances. The Mustangs were held below their usual level of production. Peoria puts an average of 4.1 pucks into the net per game. The Mustangs' offense rang up 34 shots on La Crosse's net.

Peoria was led by Jason Hoehn, who scored the team's only goal. Hoehn scored on the power play 3:48 into the first period to make the score 1-1. The Mustangs had taken the advantage when the Freeze's Jared Bromberg got sent off for tripping. Austin Wisely picked up the assist.

La Crosse's Wagner stopped 33 shots out of the 34 that he faced. The Freeze incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors. Ross Lipic made 21 saves for Peoria on 23 shots. The Mustangs incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.