Jared Christen had five goals and one assist to lead the St. Cloud Apollo Eagles to a 6-2 victory over the Willmar Cardinals.

Christen got on the scoresheet 6:00 into the first period. He then added goals at 11:53 into the first, at 5:53 into the second, at 10:12 into the second, and at 16:59 into the second.

St. Cloud Apollo's offense rang up 47 shots on Willmar's net.

St. Cloud Apollo additionally got points from Paul Kenney, who also registered one goal and three assists. More assists for St. Cloud Apollo came via Brandon Bloch, who had one and Jason Omann, who had four.

The Cardinals' offense operated below they season average. Willmar puts an average of 4.8 pucks into the net per game. The Cardinals' offense were handcuffed by the Eagles' defensive play, and Willmar managed only 14 shots on goal during the game.

The Cardinals were helped by Ryan Woltjer, who had one goal. Woltjer scored 10 seconds into the first period to make the score 1-0 Willmar. Hunter Schneider assisted on the tally. Willmar also got points from Schneider, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Other players who recorded assists for Willmar were Zech Streed, who had one and Trey Tollefson, who had two.

Nick Althaus recorded 12 saves for St. Cloud Apollo. The Eagles incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors. Willmar's Joey Benson stopped 41 shots out of the 47 that he faced. The Cardinals incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.