The Casper Coyotes Coyote survived a determined comeback attempt by Colorado RoughRiders on the way to a 3-2 win.

Casper Coyotes made the score 3-1 on a goal by Erik Stenbacka at 16:36 in the third period, and Colorado RoughRiders got as close as 3-2 when Thayne Trumbull scored 19:12 into the third period.

Stenbacka was all over the ice for the Coyote, as he registered two goals in the win.

Casper Coyotes' offense rang up 31 shots on Colorado RoughRiders' net. Team's forwards weren't the only contributers offensively, and the team's defensemen showcased their scoring touch with two goals.

Casper Coyotes also got a goal from Tim Odermatt as well. More assists for Casper Coyotes came via Viktor Thim, Kasper Elo, Alex Rowland, Toni Haikarainen, and Wyatt Stotts, who contributed one each.

Colorado RoughRiders forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up seven minors and one major for 39 minutes in penalty time. Colorado RoughRiders surpassed its season average of 14.0 penalty minutes per game.

Nick Kukuris also scored for Colorado RoughRiders. Other players who recorded assists for Colorado RoughRiders were Cody Oakes, who had one and Walker Harris, who had two.

Alexandre Lussier made 25 saves for the Coyote on 27 shots. Casper Coyotes incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. Colorado RoughRiders' Kirill Pustovalov stopped 28 shots out of the 31 that he faced. Colorado RoughRiders registered zero goals on one power play opportunities. Colorado RoughRiders ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Hunter Behrens was ejected from the game.