Cheyenne Stampede almost clawed its way back from a three-goal deficit, but Salt Lake City Moose managed to pull out a 7-5 win in the end.

Salt Lake City Moose led by three goals at one point and ended with the victory. The largest advantage in the game came when Salt Lake City Moose's Brett Howard scored short handed at 16:06 in the second period to put Salt Lake City Moose up 5-2.

Cole Corson had two goals to lead Salt Lake City Moose to victory. Corson's tallies came at 12:34 into the first period to make the score 3-1 Salt Lake City Moose and 6:56 into the third to make the score 6-4 Salt Lake City Moose.

Salt Lake City Moose found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. This season, Salt Lake City Moose averages 4.4 goals per contest. Salt Lake City Moose's penalty killing units received substantial work throughout the game as Salt Lake City Moose finished with 36 penalty minutes.

Salt Lake City Moose additionally got points from Brian Crink, who also racked up one goal and one assist and Jurijs Moiseicenko, who also tallied one goal and two assists. Salt Lake City Moose also got a goal from Devan Beck as well. More assists for Salt Lake City Moose came via Jonathan Svensson, who had one, Dmitry Kuznetsov, who had two, and Brett Myer, who had three.

Cheyenne Stampede's penalty box was a popular destination as the team totaled eight minors and one major for 41 minutes in penalty time. Cheyenne Stampede surpassed its season average of 21.0 penalty minutes per game. Cheyenne Stampede forced Salt Lake City Moose goalie Ryan Gasparovic to work between the pipes, taking 31 shots. Cheyenne Stampede bested its season scoring average. Cheyenne Stampede averages 2.9 goals per game.

Cheyenne Stampede was helped by Bailey Shaver, who registered two goals. Shaver scored the first of his two goals at 19:30 into the second period to make the score 5-4 Salt Lake City Moose. Heath Lantz provided the assist. Shaver's next tally made the score 6-5 Salt Lake City Moose with 7:46 left in the third period. Robert Crawford picked up the assist. Cheyenne Stampede also got points from Branko Oktavec, who also had two goals and one assist to lead the team in points and Lantz, who also finished with one goal and one assist. Other players who recorded assists for Cheyenne Stampede were Mitchell Mueller, who had three and Garrett Hughes, Cody Key, and Jeremy Szczurek, who contributed one each.

Gasparovic rejected 26 shots on goal for Salt Lake City Moose. Salt Lake City Moose registered one goal on five power play opportunities. Corey Foster recorded 23 saves for Cheyenne Stampede. Cheyenne Stampede registered two goals on eight power play opportunities. For Cheyenne Stampede, Markus Bergsten and Key were ejected from the contest.