Dylan Goggin had two goals and three assists to lead La Crosse to a 12-1 victory over Chicago.

Goggin scored at 6:43 into the first period to make the score 1-0 La Crosse and again while 13:20 into the third to make the score 12-0 La Crosse.

La Crosse forced Chicago's netminders to work without much rest, launching 71 shots and forcing 59 saves. Ryall Purdy made 34 stops and Matt Memelo made 25. La Crosse managed to stay out of the box better than usual, racking up one minor for two minutes in penalty time. La Crosse ended up below its season average of 25.0 penalty minutes per game. La Crosse outdid its season average for goals scored. This season, La Crosse averages 4.4 goals per contest. La Crosse got an offensive boost from its blueliners, who contributed four goals during the game.

La Crosse additionally got points from Patrick Gazich, who also grabbed two goals and one assist, Alexander Rickoff, who also registered two goals and one assist, Sam Wenner, who also finished with one goal and one assist, Daniel Toycen, who also had one goal and two assists, and Jerame Schuetzle, who also racked up two goals and two assists. La Crosse also got a goal from Brady Thiering as well. Other players who recorded assists for La Crosse were Hunter Dolan, who had two, Ben Johnson, who had three, Hunter Breza, who had four, and Reid Brown and Matt Wolter, who each chipped in one.

Andrew Wagner made 23 saves for La Crosse on 24 shots. La Crosse registered zero goals on two power play opportunities. Chicago incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors.