La Crosse and Sugar Land played 60 tight minutes of hockey, but in the end it was La Crosse that came away with a 1-0 victory.

La Crosse was led by Toycen, who registered one goal. Toycen scored on the power play 13:56 into the third period to make the score 1-0 La Crosse. A checking from behind penalty on Chris Conlin had put La Crosse on the power play. De Souza picked up the assist.

La Crosse put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Sugar Land to score on any of its five power plays. La Crosse could not produce up to its normal offensive output. La Crosse averages 3.5 goals per game. La Crosse's defensive effort looked to be improved. La Crosse gives up 2.5 goals on average per game. Sugar Land was unable to stop La Crosse from sending pucks towards the net, and La Crosse eventually piled up 34 shots on goal.

In addition, La Crosse received assists from Ben Johnson, who had one.

Sugar Land was held below its usual level of production. Sugar Land puts an average of 3.5 pucks into the net per game.

Garret Matz made 16 saves for La Crosse on 16 shots. La Crosse incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Ryan OToole recorded 33 saves for Sugar Land. Sugar Land incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.