Butte Cobras survived a determined comeback attempt by Lake Tahoe Blue on the way to an 8-6 win.

Butte Cobras made the score 7-1 on a goal by Chadd Lounder at 12:43 in the second period, and Lake Tahoe Blue got as close as 7-5 when Brandon Aab scored 13:22 into the third period.

Butte Cobras' offense rang up 42 shots on Lake Tahoe Blue's net. Butte Cobras bested its season scoring average. This season, Butte Cobras averages 3.3 goals per contest. Butte Cobras struggled on the penalty kill, allowing Lake Tahoe Blue to score two power play goals on three chances.

Butte Cobras was led by Anton Zimmer, who had one goal and three assists. Zimmer scored 16:06 into the third period to make the score 8-5 Butte Cobras. Lounder assisted on the tally. Butte Cobras additionally got points from Dzmitry Daniliuk, who also racked up one goal and one assist, Lounder, who also registered one goal and one assist, and Nikita Polishchuk, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Butte Cobras also got a goal from Bogdan Shleev as well. More assists for Butte Cobras came via David Bures, Jacob Rudloff, Brock Solomon, and Josh Smith, who contributed one each and James Kilgore, Karson Frisk, and Noakes Gordon, who each chipped in two.

Lake Tahoe Blue stifled Butte Cobras' power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Lake Tahoe Blue forced Butte Cobras goalie Tage Rustgi to work between the pipes, taking 39 shots. Lake Tahoe Blue surpassed its usual scoring output this season. Lake Tahoe Blue averages 2.8 goals per game.

Lake Tahoe Blue also got points from Luke Erickson, who also grabbed one goal and two assists and Hunter Lovdokken, who also had one goal and two assists. Others who scored for Lake Tahoe Blue included Vladislav Polyashov, Drake DeBerry, and Julius Bauermeister, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for Lake Tahoe Blue were Julian Davis, who had two and Connor Melton, Sheamus Stoyle, Kristers Seps, and Aksel Friberg, who contributed one each.

Rustgi recorded 33 saves for Butte Cobras. Butte Cobras totaled 31 minutes in penalty time with three minors and three majors and went 0-for-3 on the power play. For Butte Cobras, Jack Aldrich was ejected from the game. Jason Footlick rejected 34 shots on goal for Lake Tahoe Blue. Lake Tahoe Blue ended with 31 minutes in penalty time with three minors and three majors. Lake Tahoe Blue ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and DeBerry was ejected from the game.