Behind a great game by Theo Campe, who had two goals and two assists, Helena defeated Gillette, 8-3.

Campe found the back of the net 17:46 into the first period to make the score 2-0 Helena and again while short handed 6:59 into the second to make the score 4-0 Helena.

Helena forced Gillette's netminders to work in net, getting 52 shots and forcing 44 saves. Nick Vittori made 21 stops and Brandon Kruckenberg made 23. Helena's defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in two goals.

Helena additionally got points from John Petersson, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Helena also had goals scored by Ben Henne, who had two and Damon Hanson, Parker Olson, and Logan Hawgood, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for Helena were Dylan Webster, Corbin Belling, Logan Henne, and Sean Stahlnecker, who contributed one a piece and Kyle Baker, Jacob Wolter, and Kevin Choi, who each chipped in two.

Gillette was led by Andrew Lillard, who racked up one goal and one assist. Lillard scored 7:07 into the third period to make the score 5-2 Helena. Trent Dillinger picked up the assist. Adam Pecht also scored for Gillette. In addition, Gillette received assists from Boris Knyazev and Bobby Solari, who contributed one a piece.

Helena's Alek Lazarski stopped 21 shots out of the 24 that he faced. Helena totaled 17 minutes in penalty time with six minors and one major and went 3-for-6 on the power play. Gillette totaled 19 minutes in penalty time with seven minors and one major and went 1-for-5 on the power play.