In a game where neither team could get a cushion, the Fresno Monsters escaped with a 4-2 victory over the Dawson Creek Rage.

Neither team gained more than a two-goal lead, and Dominic Valencia's goal in the second period proved to be the difference maker.

Fresno was paced by Petr Mainer, who tallied one goal and one assist. Mainer scored 19:28 into the third period to make the score 4-2 Fresno. Riley Borer assisted on the tally.

The Monsters put 31 shots on net during the contest, more than the 20 they average per game.

Fresno additionally got points from Borer, who also had one goal and one assist. Fresno got a goal from Ryan Doner as well. More assists for Fresno came via Brett Blomgren, who had three and Luke Sandler, Mikhail Bushinski, and Zack Wallace, who contributed one each.

Fresno also got points from. Doner also scored for Fresno. In addition, Fresno received assists from.

Dawson Creek was hit hard by penalties in the contest, and totaled six minors and two majorsfor 22 minutes in penalty time. The leading offender was Kelyn Opel, who totaled seven minutes in penalty time with one minor and one major.

The Rage were helped by Scott Fellnermayr, who registered one goal. Fellnermayr scored 9:00 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Dawson Creek. Keenan Bailey picked up the assist. Dawson Creek got a goal from Ryan Matthews as well. Other players who recorded assists for Dawson Creek were Luke Ripley, Troy Petrick, and Tyson McCallum, who contributed one each.

Matthews also scored for Dawson Creek. In addition, Dawson Creek received assists from.

Tomas Sholl recorded 22 saves for Fresno. The Monsters totaled 18 minutes in penalty time with four minors and two majors and went 1-for-4 on the power play. Dawson Creek's Edward Dyson stopped 27 shots out of the 30 that he faced. The Rage registered zero goals on two power play opportunities.