A hat trick by Jimmy Tich was the highlight in Quake's 6-1 win against the Great Falls Americans.

Tich got on the scoresheet 8:04 into the first period. He then added goals at 1:54 into the third and at 17:23 into the third.

The Yellowstone Quake gained an early advantage, leading 4-0 by the end of the first period.

Yellowstone forced Great Falls goalie Erik Powell to work between the pipes, taking 39 shots.

Yellowstone additionally got points from Tanner Fricke, who also had one goal and one assist and Michael Berens, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Mitchell Fehd also scored for Yellowstone. In addition, Yellowstone received assists from Anthony Leong, Orri Haman, Brandon Busse, and Kevin Choi, who contributed one a piece and George Splichal, Oli Jansson, and Sam Basich, who each chipped in two.

The Quake's Jared Schletty stopped 24 shots out of the 25 that he faced. Yellowstone incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors. Erik Powell made 33 saves for the Americans on 39 shots. Great Falls incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.