Robert Nichols stood on his head and made 31 saves to lead the Wenatchee Wild to a 4-1 victory over the Fairbanks Ice Dogs.

Wenatchee was led by Joseph Sullivan, who finished with one goal. Sullivan scored 16:04 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Wenatchee. Joshua Hartley picked up the assist.

The Wild's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on four Fairbanks power plays. Wenatchee's offense rang up 33 shots on Fairbanks' net.

Wenatchee additionally got points from Hartley, who also had one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Jacob Barber also scored for Wenatchee. In addition, Wenatchee received assists from Nathan Flynn, Evan Schmidbauer, Chris Kerr, Derick Kuchera, Dylan Abood, Max McHugh, and Trace Redmond, who each chipped in one.

The Ice Dogs stifled the Wild's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Fairbanks was held below its usual level of production. The Ice Dogs put an average of 3.3 pucks into the net per game. Fairbanks' offense rang up 32 shots on Wenatchee's net.

The Ice Dogs were led by Jacob Hetz, who scored the team's only goal. Hetz scored 9:58 into the second period to make the score 1-1. Colton Wolter provided the assist.

The Wild incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Kevin Aldridge made 29 saves for Fairbanks on 32 shots. The Ice Dogs ended with 29 minutes in penalty time with two minors and one major. For Fairbanks, Logan Wendling was ejected from the game.