Austin Piquette stood on his head and made 28 saves to lead Fresno Monsters to a 3-1 victory over Long Beach Bombers.

Fresno Monsters was led by Kyle Baker, who tallied one goal. Baker scored 5:22 into the second period to make the score 2-0 Fresno Monsters. Conner Osborne provided the assist.

Fresno Monsters forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up seven minors and one major for 29 minutes in penalty time. Fresno Monsters surpassed its season average of 26.0 penalty minutes per game. Fresno Monsters stifled Long Beach Bombers' power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Fresno Monsters could not produce up to its normal offensive output. Fresno Monsters puts an average of 6.8 pucks into the net per game.

Others who scored for Fresno Monsters included Jacob Haynes and Parker Olson, who scored one goal each. More assists for Fresno Monsters came via Dan Fitzgerald, Mark Shroyer, and Michael Freeman, who contributed one each.

Long Beach Bombers was often in penalty trouble, totaling nine minors and one major for 33 minutes in penalty time. Long Beach Bombers had been averaging 28.0 minutes in penalties per game. Long Beach Bombers put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Fresno Monsters to score on any of its six power plays. Long Beach Bombers was held below its usual level of production. Long Beach Bombers averages 4.9 goals per game.

Long Beach Bombers was led by Erik Sandgren, who scored the team's only goal. Sandgren scored 10:44 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Fresno Monsters. Johan Beatty picked up the assist.

Fresno Monsters ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Mike Nolan was ejected from the game. Dennis Tschudi made 26 saves for Long Beach Bombers on 29 shots. Long Beach Bombers registered zero goals on four power play opportunities.