The Hutchinson Tigers could not stop the Holy Family Catholic Fire's Jonh Peterson, who tallied a hat trick in a 10-0 win.

Peterson's first goal came 1:49 into the first period. He then added goals at 6:52 into the first and at 3:07 into the third.

Holy Family Catholic gained an early advantage, leading 5-0 by the end of the first period.

The Fire put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Hutchinson to score on any of its five power plays. Holy Family Catholic was steadier on the defensive front than it has been for much of this season. The Fire gives up 2.7 goals on average per game. Holy Family Catholic outdid its season average for goals scored. The Fire have scored at the pace of 4.8 goals per game during the current campaign. Holy Family Catholic got an offensive boost from its blueliners, who contributed two goals during the game. The 50 shots that the Fire put on net surpassed Holy Family Catholic's average of 3.1 shots per game this season.

Holy Family Catholic additionally got points from Garret Riebling, who also tallied one goal and two assists, Shane Gersich, who also racked up one goal and three assists, Joey Marooney, who also had one goal and three assists, Ryan Swanson, who also registered one goal and one assist, and Max Mork, who also tallied two goals and two assists. Dylan Woolf also scored for Holy Family Catholic. In addition, Holy Family Catholic received assists from Matt Anderson, who had one and Will Garin, who had five.

The Tigers did not reach the goal total they have come to expect this season. Hutchinson averages 2.5 goals per game. The Tigers' offense were handcuffed by the Fire's defensive play, and Hutchinson managed only three shots on goal during the game.

Dayton Rassmussen rejected three shots on goal for Holy Family Catholic. The Fire incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Kellyn Buss recorded 40 saves for the Tigers. Hutchinson incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.