Aleksei Garin lifted Whitefish Wolverines to a 7-0 victory with a hat trick against Butte Cobras.

Brendan Duff spearheaded the defensive effort for Whitefish Wolverines, as he did not allow a puck past him and made 40 saves for the shutout. Duff managed to improve on his goals against average, which stood at 3.07 prior to the game.

Whitefish Wolverines forced Butte Cobras' netminders to work without much rest, finishing with 47 shots and forcing 40 saves. Tage Rustgi made 38 stops and Justin Keener made two. Whitefish Wolverines put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Butte Cobras to score on any of its six power plays. Whitefish Wolverines bested its season scoring average. Whitefish Wolverines has scored at the pace of 2.7 goals per game during the current campaign.

Whitefish Wolverines additionally got points from Brett Fernandez, who also had one goal and two assists, Danny Roe, who also racked up one goal and one assist, and Bryan Polmear, who also tallied one goal and two assists. Whitefish Wolverines also got a goal from Tyler Latimer as well. Other players who recorded assists for Whitefish Wolverines were Chris Cutshall, who had two and Josh Schur and Richard Mulligan, who contributed one each.

Butte Cobras could not produce up to its normal offensive output. Butte Cobras puts an average of 3.1 pucks into the net per game. Butte Cobras forced Whitefish Wolverines goalie Duff to work between the pipes, taking 40 shots.

Whitefish Wolverines totaled 17 minutes in penalty time with six minors and one major and went 1-for-2 on the power play. Butte Cobras ended with nine minutes in penalty time with two minors and one major.