The Lake Tahoe Blue took the lead against Russia in the first period and maintained it until the end of the game to secure a tight 1-0 victory.

Daniel Catenacci provided Lake Tahoe with the game-winning tally when he scored 40 seconds into the first period.

The Blue were paced by Catenacci, who had one goal.

Russia did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. Russia puts an average of 2.1 pucks into the net per game.

Lake Tahoe avoided the penalty box for the entire game and scored zero goals off of zero power plays. Russia finished the contest with no penalties and went 0-for-0 with the man advantage.