Frederick Leisner made 33 saves to complete the shutout and led the Texas Tornado to a 2-0 win against the Amarillo Bulls.

Texas was paced by Taylor Herndon, who finished with one goal. Herndon scored on the power play 6:01 into the second period to make the score 1-0 Texas. The Tornado earned a power play opportunity when Joe Kozlak was put in the box for slashing. Lucas Whelan provided the assist.

Texas was often in penalty trouble, totaling six minors and three majors for 37 minutes in penalty time. The Tornado surpassed its season average of 21.0 penalty minutes per game. Texas' defensive effort looked to be improved. The Tornado gives up 2.7 goals on average per game. Texas put 38 shots on net during the contest, more than the 25.1 it averages per game.

Texas additionally got points from Jordan Lovick, who also tallied one goal and one assist.

Amarillo forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up eight minors and three majors for 61 minutes in penalty time. The Bulls had been averaging 27.0 minutes in penalties per game. Amarillo was held below its usual level of production. The Bulls put an average of 4.3 pucks into the net per game. The Tornado were unable to stop Amarillo from sending pucks towards the net, and the Bulls eventually piled up 33 shots on goal. Amarillo's offense was helped by the efforts of its defensemen, who managed to put 14 shots on net during the game.

The Bulls were led by John Rey, who took four shots.

Texas registered one goal on four power play opportunities. Mike Taffe rejected 36 shots on goal for Amarillo. The Bulls registered zero goals on two power play opportunities.