San Diego Gulls gutted out a close 3-2 win against Arizona Redhawks.

No lead was more than two goals during the contest, and the winning goal was scored by Ilya Sakhibgareev at 4:35 of the second period.

San Diego Gulls pulled out the victory even though it was hit with 30 penalty minutes.

San Diego Gulls was paced by Kastle Birch, who had one goal. Birch scored 18:23 into the second period to make the score 3-1 San Diego Gulls. Joel Gellvear provided the assist.

San Diego Gulls excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in six chances. Arizona Redhawks was unable to stop San Diego Gulls from sending pucks towards the net, and San Diego Gulls eventually piled up 38 shots on goal.

San Diego Gulls additionally got points from Sakhibgareev, who also registered one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Felix Morin also scored for San Diego Gulls. In addition, San Diego Gulls received assists from Ustin Molochkov, who had one.

Arizona Redhawks' penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on six San Diego Gulls power plays.

Arizona Redhawks was helped by Gustav Parson, who tallied one goal. Parson scored 19:02 into the second period to make the score 3-2 San Diego Gulls. Lucas Dickison picked up the assist. Arizona Redhawks also got a goal from Justin Rogers as well. More assists for Arizona Redhawks came via Brian McDonald, who had two.

Hunter Jackson made 17 saves for San Diego Gulls on 19 shots. Henrik Liljestrand recorded 35 saves for Arizona Redhawks. Arizona Redhawks incurred 40 minutes in penalty time with 10 minors.