El Paso Rhinos had a three-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 6-1 win over Springfield Express.

El Paso Rhinos' Ryan Buttazzoni was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 30 saves and let only one puck past him. The solid play of Buttazzoni will be reflected in his goals against average, which pre-game was 2.18.

David Barbour had a great game for El Paso Rhinos, netting two goals. Barbour's tallies came at 17:03 into the first period to make the score 2-0 El Paso Rhinos and 15:45 into the second to make the score 3-0 El Paso Rhinos.

El Paso Rhinos' penalty box was a popular destination as the team totaled five minors and three majors for 35 minutes in penalty time. El Paso Rhinos surpassed its season average of 26.0 penalty minutes per game. El Paso Rhinos' penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on four Springfield Express power plays. El Paso Rhinos kept Springfield Express' goalie busy throughout the game, and Oliver Eklund made 26 saves on 32 shots.

El Paso Rhinos also got points from Sebastian Borg, who also racked up one goal and two assists and Jiri Pestuka, who also had two goals and one assist to lead the team in points. Martin Hanl also scored for El Paso Rhinos. In addition, El Paso Rhinos received assists from Clinton Hildebrand, Dominique Pozzi, and Kendal Craig, who each chipped in one and David Brancik, Lukas Znosko, and Jonah Pearson, who contributed two each.

Springfield Express was often in penalty trouble, totaling five minors and two majors for 30 minutes in penalty time. Springfield Express had been averaging 23.0 minutes in penalties per game. Springfield Express' offense operated below its season average. Springfield Express averages 3.7 goals per game. El Paso Rhinos was unable to stop Springfield Express from sending pucks towards the net, and Springfield Express eventually piled up 31 shots on goal.

El Paso Rhinos registered one goal on one power play opportunities.