Gulls defenseman Mike Garrow lit the lamp first with a slapshot from the high slot that beat Anchorage goaltender Ryan Person on his glove side. Gulls captain Dennis Purdie fed a pass to Garrow who one-timed the shot. Mark Pederson also earned an assist on the goal that came at 9:26 of the first period.

Cyrenne was next to strike, beating Person after a scramble in front of the net. R.J. Enga and Deschatelets both had shots and Cyrenne backhanded a rebound home to score at 10:34 of the first period.

San Diego team points leader Mark Pederson notched his 18th goal of the season from the left post near the crease at 11:44 of the first period. Purdie scored next with a wrap-around goal that he tucked through the five-hole of Person. Deschatelets fed a pass to Purdie who skated the puck around the net and came in all alone at 12:51.

Anchorage briefly stopped the Gulls' scoring flurry when they notched a point of their own at 15:16 of the first period. Dave Csumrik took a slapshot from the top of the right circle that beat San Diego goaltender Chris Classen just under the crossbar.

The Gulls were quick to bite back however, when Samy Nasreddine found the back of the net at 19:14. The backhand shot from the slot beat Person over the shoulder on his glove side.

Deschatelets earned his third point of the game when he beat Person at 8:25 of the second period. The goal came amongst a flurry of shots in front of Person before Deshatelets banged one home for his fourth point of the game.

Anchorage looked to be back in the game when Dean Larson and Kevin McNeill both notched points for Anchorage. Larson earned a power-play goal at 13:28 of the second, beating Classen glove side with a shot from the bottom of the left circle. McNeill scored with Classen sprawled on the ice and Gulls' defenseman Jamie Black crouched in the net. The goal came at 15:28 of the second period.

Cyrenne notched his second goal of the game at 16:30 of the second period with a one-timer from the top of the crease. His third goal and fourth point of the game came at 12:40 of the third period when he beat Person glove side.

The Gulls' backup netminder Classen gave fans a command performance, blocking 26 of 29 Anchorage shots. Person had to face a whopping 42 shots from the Gulls.

The two teams exchanged frustrations with multiple confrontations throughout the game resulting in a handful of penalties and misconducts for each team. With 6:56 remaining in the third period, hostilities erupted when an Aces player swung at a passing Gulls player from the bench, causing other Gulls players to respond by attacking the Aces bench en masse. Ashlee Langdon was ejected from the game with a Double-Game Misconduct call, while Anchorage lost Jason Modopoulos for a Major-Match Penalty and B.J. Young incurred a five-minute penalty for fighting leaving the Aces shorthanded.

Notepad
San Diego has won 15 of its last 17 games… The Gulls have outscored Anchorage 33-14 this season and 20-4 over the last three games… They are 27-2-1 all-time against the Aces at the Sports Arena… Dean Tiltgen missed his second straight game with a sore back… Kevin Grant remains on injured reserve… Marc Busenburg and Rob Voltera remain with the AHL's Hershey Bears…