San Diego was within striking distance after one period, but Long Beach Bombers put the pedal down in the second en route to a 5-1 victory.

San Diego was stymied by Long Beach Bombers' netminder Dennis Tschudi, who stopped 32 shots during the victory. The solid play of Tschudi will be reflected in his goals against average, which pre-game was 2.82.

Long Beach Bombers' penalty kill excelled, as Long Beach Bombers gave up zero goals despite allowing seven power plays.

Long Beach Bombers stifled San Diego's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Long Beach Bombers was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 30 penalty minutes.

Long Beach Bombers was helped by Johan Beatty, who finished with one goal and one assist. Beatty scored 3:25 into the second period to make the score 2-0 Long Beach Bombers. Michael Sjolin assisted on the tally. Long Beach Bombers also had goals scored by Peter Shin, Patrik Johansson, Carl Lyden, and Amir Burguev, who scored one goal each. More assists for Long Beach Bombers came via Marcus Sundell, who had two and Nathan Lloyd, Tomas Nemeth, and Niklas McPherson, who each chipped in one.

San Diego did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. San Diego puts an average of 3.4 pucks into the net per game. San Diego's offense rang up 33 shots on Long Beach Bombers' net. San Diego was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 24 penalty minutes.

Long Beach Bombers registered one goal on four power play opportunities. Jokaim Jutras recorded 24 saves for San Diego.