Fresno Monsters opened up a five-goal lead after the first period and did not look back en route to an 11-1 win over Arizona Redhawks.

Mike Nolan was all over the ice for Fresno Monsters, as he tallied two goals and two assists in the win. Nolan scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 8:13 into the first period to make the score 2-1 Fresno Monsters. Fresno Monsters had gained a power play chance when Rasmus Ohrberg was whistled for slashing. Evan Ingram picked up the assist. Nolan's next tally on the power play made the score 6-1 Fresno Monsters with 5:43 left in the first period. Dan Fitzgerald assisted on the tally.

Fresno Monsters' penalty kill excelled, as Fresno Monsters gave up zero goals despite allowing seven power plays.

Fresno Monsters forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up six minors and two majors for 52 minutes in penalty time. Fresno Monsters had been averaging 25.0 minutes in penalties per game. Fresno Monsters forced Arizona Redhawks' goaltenders to work hard to keep the puck out of the net, getting 77 shots and forcing 66 saves. Cole Andersen made 20 stops and Henrik Liljestrand made 46. Fresno Monsters stifled Arizona Redhawks' power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Fresno Monsters outdid its season average for goals scored. Fresno Monsters averages 6.5 goals per game. The defensemen of Fresno Monsters were also effective in Arizona Redhawks' zone, and came away with two goals.

Fresno Monsters additionally got points from Fitzgerald, who also registered one goal and two assists, Ingram, who also racked up one goal and two assists, Gianmarco Guidon, who also registered one goal and two assists, and Conner Osborne, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Fresno Monsters included Parker Olson, who had two and Brantt Heble, Jonathan Bengtsson, and Conner Hyden, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for Fresno Monsters were Corey Munro, who had two, Austin Browning, who had three, and Luke Richesin, Mark Shroyer, Michael Freeman, and Konner Gallagher, who each chipped in one.

Arizona Redhawks was often in penalty trouble, totaling eight minors and two majors for 66 minutes in penalty time. Arizona Redhawks surpassed its season average of 19.0 penalty minutes per game. Arizona Redhawks' offense was handcuffed by Fresno Monsters' defensive play, and Arizona Redhawks managed only 11 shots on goal during the game.

Arizona Redhawks was led by Alex Cerda, who scored the team's only goal. Cerda scored 6:40 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Joshua Smith provided the assist.

Fresno Monsters' Matthew Soldano stopped 10 shots out of the 11 that he faced. Fresno Monsters registered three goals on seven power play opportunities. For Fresno Monsters, Owen Sikich was ejected from the game.