Mississippi RiverKings relied on the scoring touch of Devin Mantha, who netted two goals, to beat Mississippi Surge, 2-1.

Mississippi RiverKings' Dan McWhinney was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 28 saves and let only one puck past him. The solid play of McWhinney will be reflected in his goals against average, which pre-game was 2.07.

Mississippi RiverKings' penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on four Mississippi Surge power plays. By firing 41 shots on goal, Mississippi RiverKings exceeded the 21.2 shots it averages per game this year.

In addition, Mississippi RiverKings received assists from Mike Hartviksen, Paul Clancy, and Matt Harrington, who contributed one a piece.

Mississippi Surge excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in five chances. Mississippi Surge's offense was clicking better than usual and put 29 shots on goal during the game, better than the 23.6 shots per game it averages.

Mississippi Surge was led by Kyle Fletcher, who scored the team's only goal. Fletcher scored 6:53 into the third period to make the score 1-0 Mississippi Surge. Nicholas Kuqali picked up the assist.

Mississippi RiverKings incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Dan Clarke rejected 39 shots on goal for Mississippi Surge. Mississippi Surge incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.