Trey McMillen netted a hat trick to lead Rochester over Chicago, 9-1.

McMillen got on the scoresheet 3:06 into the first period. He then added goals at 1:20 into the second and at 14:34 into the second.

The game was close after the first frame, but Rochester banged in three goals during the second period to put the victory out of reach for Chicago.

Rochester forced Chicago's goalies to work all game long, getting 46 shots and forcing 37 saves. Ryall Purdy made 27 stops and Sergey Markelov made 10. Rochester bested its season scoring average. This season, Rochester averages 2.9 goals per contest. Team's forwards weren't the only contributers offensively, and the team's defensemen showcased their scoring touch with five goals.

Rochester additionally got points from Dominik Bogdzuil, who also finished with one goal and two assists, Dawson Quint, who also grabbed one goal and one assist, and Garrett Strom, who also had one goal and one assist. Rochester also had goals scored by Vladislav Shipota, Griffen Buck, and Justin Sweet, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for Rochester were Hunter Heightland, who had two, Kenny Ree and Colin Hass, who each chipped in one, and Ian Smyth and Nick Paulson, who contributed three each.

Chicago's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on three Rochester power plays.

Chicago was led by Jake Borth, who scored the team's only goal. Borth scored 14:44 into the first period to make the score 2-1 Rochester.

Rochester's Kyle Plantz stopped 23 shots out of the 24 that he faced. Rochester ended with 48 minutes in penalty time with four minors and two majors. Chicago totaled 48 minutes in penalty time with four minors and two majors and went 0-for-2 on the power play.