La Crosse had an eight-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 13-1 win over Chicago.

Sam Wenner was all over the ice for La Crosse, as he tallied one goal and two assists in the win. Wenner scored 11:38 into the first period to make the score 2-0 La Crosse. Daniel Toycen picked up the assist.

La Crosse forced Chicago's goaltenders to work between the pipes, taking 55 shots and forcing 42 saves. Matt Memelo made 20 stops and Ryall Purdy made 22. La Crosse surpassed its usual scoring output this season. La Crosse has scored at the pace of 4.4 goals per game during the current campaign. La Crosse's penalty killing units received substantial work throughout the game as La Crosse finished with 24 penalty minutes. La Crosse's defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in two goals.

La Crosse also got points from JP Eykyn, who also tallied one goal and one assist, Ben Johnson, who also racked up one goal and two assists, Hunter Dolan, who also registered one goal and two assists, Toycen, who also had two goals and one assist, Mick Nisbet, who also tallied one goal and one assist, Noah Hallbeck, who also racked up one goal and one assist, Dylan Goggin, who also registered one goal and two assists, and Ben Henderson, who also had two goals and one assist. Others who scored for La Crosse included Hunter Breza and Kadin Machusak, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for La Crosse were Taylor Trapp, who had three, Andrew Wagner, Justin Edwards, Brady Thiering, and Matt Wolter, who each chipped in one, and Alexander Rickoff and Reid Brown, who contributed two each.

Chicago could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 26 minutes in penalties during the game.

Chicago was led by David Rutkowski, who scored the team's only goal. Rutkowski scored 17:59 into the first period to make the score 3-1 La Crosse. Daniel Spano assisted on the tally.

La Crosse's Wagner stopped 20 shots out of the 21 that he faced. La Crosse registered one goal on three power play opportunities. Chicago registered zero goals on two power play opportunities.