Fresno Monsters scored seven goals in the second period to pull away from Phoenix Knights and clinch a 10-0 win.

Nathan Churchill spearheaded the defensive effort for Fresno Monsters, as he did not allow a puck past him and made 25 saves for the shutout. The solid play of Churchill will be reflected in his goals against average, which pre-game was 2.09.

Mike Nolan had a great game for Fresno Monsters, netting two goals. Nolan scored at 1:13 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Fresno Monsters and again while short handed 19:51 into the second to make the score 8-0 Fresno Monsters.

Fresno Monsters forced Phoenix Knights' goaltenders to work hard to keep the puck out of the net, taking 49 shots and forcing 39 saves. Luke Stripp made 22 stops and Rett Rook made 17. Fresno Monsters' penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on five Phoenix Knights power plays. Fresno Monsters outdid its season average for goals scored. This season, Fresno Monsters averages 7.3 goals per contest. The defensemen of Fresno Monsters were also effective in Phoenix Knights' zone, and came away with two goals.

Fresno Monsters also got points from Parker Olson, who also registered one goal and one assist, Mark Shroyer, who also racked up one goal and one assist, Kyle Baker, who also had one goal and one assist, Jonathan Bengtsson, who also tallied one goal and one assist, and Austin Browning, who also registered two goals and one assist. Fresno Monsters also had goals scored by Corey Munro and Owen Sikich, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for Fresno Monsters were Jacob Haynes, who had three, Dan Fitzgerald and Evan Ingram, who each chipped in one, and Kyle Jelinski, Conner Osborne, and Patrick Meier, who contributed two each.

Phoenix Knights could not produce up to its normal offensive output. Phoenix Knights puts an average of 3.6 pucks into the net per game.

Fresno Monsters incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors. Phoenix Knights incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.