Anthony Iacullo netted a hat trick to lead Peoria over Evansville, 7-1.

Iacullo got on the scoresheet 4:38 into the first period. He then added goals at 3:57 into the second and at 7:10 into the third.

Peoria was led by goalie Ross Lipic, who finished with 27 saves while allowing one goal. Lipic managed to improve on his goals against average, which stood at 2.63 prior to the game.

Peoria forced Evansville's goalies to work between the pipes, finishing with 54 shots and forcing 47 saves. Adam Conkling made 22 stops and Bryson Lindenburgh made 25. Peoria put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Evansville to score on any of its three power plays. Peoria bested its season scoring average. Peoria averages 4.9 goals per game.

Peoria also got points from Andrej Buchko, who also tallied one goal and three assists and Thomas Kolaz, who also had one goal and two assists. Others who scored for Peoria included Jacob Coovert and Lorenzo Santiago, who scored one goal each. More assists for Peoria came via Tyler Kuhn and Nathan Marlow, who each chipped in one and Joe Power Wayvon and Mark Candotti, who contributed two each.

Evansville was led by Brandon Rozema, who scored the team's only goal. Rozema scored 3:49 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Peoria.

Peoria incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Evansville incurred 20 minutes in penalty time with five minors.