Robert Valdez netted a hat trick to lead M3-Metropolitan State Univ. Denver over M3-Dordt College, 10-1.

M3-Metropolitan State Univ. Denver gained an early advantage, leading 4-0 by the end of the first period.

M3-Metropolitan State Univ. Denver excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in four chances. M3-Metropolitan State Univ. Denver outdid its season average for goals scored. M3-Metropolitan State Univ. Denver has scored at the pace of 6.4 goals per game during the current campaign. M3-Metropolitan State Univ. Denver put 62 shots on net during the contest, more than the 0.9 it averages per game.

M3-Metropolitan State Univ. Denver additionally got points from Jeremy Rowell, who also tallied two goals and three assists to lead the team in points, Shane McGuinness, who also registered one goal and one assist, Travis Battista, who also racked up one goal and two assists, and Shane Doerfler, who also had two goals and one assist. John Naylor also scored for M3-Metropolitan State Univ. Denver. Other players who recorded assists for M3-Metropolitan State Univ. Denver were Jared Brantley, who had three, Sam Suzor, Jacob Spinder, and Mitchell Wynia, who each chipped in one, and Cole Fletcher, Evan Bahn, and Daniel Sheehan, who contributed two each.

M3-Dordt College's offense was clicking better than usual and put 18 shots on goal during the game, better than the 2.6 shots per game it averages. M3-Dordt College's penalty kill was ineffective, and let in three goals to M3-Metropolitan State Univ. Denver's power play unit.

M3-Metropolitan State Univ. Denver's Evan Hyndman stopped 17 shots out of the 18 that he faced. M3-Metropolitan State Univ. Denver incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. M3-Dordt College's starting goalie, Ross Van Gaalen, made 35 saves and finished with the loss before he was taken out in favor of Mason Campion, who stopped 17 shots. M3-Dordt College incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.