Lake Tahoe Blue had a four-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 7-1 win over Whitefish Wolverines.

Lake Tahoe Blue was led by goalie Nick Bretzger, who finished with 48 saves while allowing one goal. Despite the solid performance, Bretzger will actually see his goals against average rise, as it stood at 1.0 entering the contest.

Lake Tahoe Blue got the win thanks to a great game by David Raus, who had one goal and two assists. Raus scored 1:03 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Lake Tahoe Blue.

Lake Tahoe Blue excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in seven chances. Whitefish Wolverines was unable to stop Lake Tahoe Blue from sending pucks towards the net, and Lake Tahoe Blue eventually piled up 42 shots on goal.

Lake Tahoe Blue additionally got points from Aksel Friberg, who also registered one goal and one assist. Lake Tahoe Blue also had goals scored by Charlie Hammerback, who had two and Sheamus Stoyle, Yanik Frisch, and Nicholas Sprake, who each put in one. In addition, Lake Tahoe Blue received assists from Edgardo Cambari Arroyo, Kristers Seps, and Julius Bauermeister, who contributed one each.

Whitefish Wolverines forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up 10 minors and one major for 35 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 29.0 minutes per game Whitefish Wolverines had been spending in the box. Whitefish Wolverines forced Lake Tahoe Blue goalie Bretzger to work between the pipes, taking 49 shots.

Whitefish Wolverines was led by Stosh Mroz, who scored the team's only goal. Mroz scored 3:21 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Lake Tahoe Blue. Josh Schur picked up the assist.

Lake Tahoe Blue totaled 33 minutes in penalty time with nine minors and one major and went 3-for-9 on the power play. For Lake Tahoe Blue, Raus was ejected from the game. Whitefish Wolverines' Brendan Schultz stopped 35 shots out of the 41 that he faced.