The Storm (16-20-2) cut it to 2-1 when Troy Power scored his first goal of the year at 18:40 of the second.

But the RoughRiders (24-13-1) clinched the win with tallies from Casey Wellman and David Boehm in the third.

Cedar Rapids 2 0 24

Tri-City 0 1 01

First period1, Cedar Rapids, Oddo 11 (Jones), 6:54 (sh); 2, Cedar Rapids, Tomassoni 5 (Flanagan, Jones), 12:20 (pp). PenaltiesP. Lamoureux, Tri-City, major (fighting), 0:02; Mathis, Cedar Rapids, major (fighting), 0:02; Franks, Tri-City (holding), 1:00; Donovan, Cedar Rapids, double minor (high sticking), 3:02; Power, Tri-City (interference), 10:41; Donovan, Cedar Rapids (high sticking), 11:16; Heath, Tri-City (checking from behind), 11:56.

Second period3, Tri-City, Power 1 (Schooley, Peltoma), 18:40. PenaltiesWillert, Tri-City (slashing), 1:15; Mathis, Cedar Rapids (holding), 16:14; Tomassoni, Cedar Rapids (hooking), 16:52; Hudson, Tri-City (interference), 18:21; bench, Tri-City (too many men), 19:33.

Third period4, Cedar Rapids, Wellman 15, 4:19; 5, Cedar Rapids, Boehm 10 (Lynch, Flanagan), 11:44. PenaltiesThompson, Cedar Rapids (checking from behind), 1:42; Slater, Cedar Rapids, misconduct (unsportsmanlike conduct), 13:05; Seidel, Cedar Rapids (roughing), 14:10; P. Lamoureux, Tri-City (checking from behind), 15:22; Boehm, Cedar Rapids (high sticking), 18:32.

Shots-on-goalCedar Rapids 15-8-932, Tri-City 11-12-629.

Power-play opportunitiesCedar Rapids 1 for 8, Tri-City 0 for 7.

GoaltendersCedar Rapids, Patterson 5-3-0 (29 shots-28 saves). Tri-City, Hopper 7-4-0 (32-28).

Attendance2,417.

RefereeStepehn Stankevich. LinesmenJohn Grandt.