Chicago could not stop Peoria's Thomas Kolaz, who tallied a hat trick in an 11-1 win.

Kolaz got on the scoresheet 28 seconds into the first period. He then added goals at 7:57 into the first and at 16:15 into the first.

Peoria scored early and often, and held a 5-0 advantage after the first 20 minutes of play.

Chicago's power play was ineffective against Peoria's penalty kill, which allowed one goal while shorthanded.

Peoria was often in penalty trouble, totaling 11 minors and one major for 37 minutes in penalty time. Peoria surpassed its season average of 24.0 penalty minutes per game. Chicago was unable to stop Peoria from sending pucks towards the net, and Peoria eventually piled up 55 shots on goal. Peoria surpassed its usual scoring output this season. Peoria averages 4.5 goals per game.

Peoria additionally got points from Zach Cox, who also finished with one goal and two assists, Andrej Buchko, who also grabbed one goal and three assists, Austin Wisely, who also racked up three goals and two assists to lead the team in points, and Braden Stewart, who also had one goal and two assists. Mitchell Macek also scored for Peoria. In addition, Peoria received assists from Aaron Siegrist and Mark Candotti, who each chipped in one and Levi Armstrong, Jacob Coovert, and Jason Hoehn, who contributed two each.

Chicago forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up 11 minors and two majors for 62 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 38.0 minutes per game Chicago had been spending in the box.

Derek Fitzgerald recorded 18 saves for Peoria. Peoria registered three goals on eight power play opportunities. For Peoria, Armstrong was ejected from the game. Ryall Purdy made 44 saves for Chicago on 55 shots. For Chicago, Eric Arrigo and Andrew Highbaugh were ejected from the contest.