Butte Cobras fell behind early, and Idaho Junior Steelheads kept piling on the points on the way to a 9-3 victory.

Idaho Junior Steelheads got the win on the strength of a great game by Robert Neuwirth, who had one goal and two assists. Neuwirth scored 9:48 into the first period to make the score 2-0 Idaho Junior Steelheads. Nikita Zgirskis assisted on the tally.

Idaho Junior Steelheads forced Butte Cobras goalie Tage Rustgi to work between the pipes, taking 45 shots. Idaho Junior Steelheads' goal total was higher than its season average. Idaho Junior Steelheads has scored at the pace of 6.4 goals per game during the current campaign. The defensemen of Idaho Junior Steelheads were also effective in Butte Cobras' zone, and came away with two goals.

Idaho Junior Steelheads also got points from Kris Apsitis, who also registered one goal and one assist, Zgirskis, who also racked up three goals and one assist to lead the team in points, Oleg Losev, who also had one goal and two assists, Ondrej Valo, who also tallied one goal and one assist, and Victor Carlsson, who also registered one goal and one assist. Hunter Cyr also scored for Idaho Junior Steelheads. Other players who recorded assists for Idaho Junior Steelheads were Kyle TenEyck, who had two, Kyle Smith, who had three, and Connor Hoernlein, Ryan Cutter, Macky Power, and Kyle Williams, who each chipped in one.

Idaho Junior Steelheads took out Ben Perone after he had made eight saves and installed Austin Althaus in goal, where he finished with nine saves and the win. Idaho Junior Steelheads incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. Butte Cobras' Rustgi stopped 36 shots out of the 45 that he faced. Butte Cobras incurred 40 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Butte Cobras ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Zach Steuck was ejected from the game.