A five-goal first period deficit cost the Tri City Icehawks, which could not recover and fell to the Motor City Chiefs, 13-4.

Motor City got the win behind a great game by Sean Carlock, who had two goals and one assist. Carlock scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 12:23 into the first period to make the score 3-2 Motor City. A roughing penalty on Joel Yates had put the Chiefs on the power play. Justin Van Hecker picked up the assist. Carlock's next tally on the power play made the score 13-4 Motor City with 28 seconds left in the third period. Motor City had taken the advantage when Tri City's Brett Crawley got sent off for hooking. Van Hecker assisted on the tally.

The Icehawks fell victim to a deadly the Chiefs power play, which ripped Tri City for four goals.

Motor City made Icehawks' goalies to work between the pipes, racking up 51 shots and forcing 38 saves. Yates made 12 stops and Jonathan Strand made 26. The Chiefs put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow the Icehawks to score on any of their four power plays. Motor City surpassed its usual scoring output this season. This season, the Chiefs average six goals per contest.

Motor City additionally got points from Van Hecker, who also racked up one goal and two assists, Carlock, who also tallied two goals and one assist, and Thomas Novak, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Motor City included Lawrence McShane, Zachary Wiacek, and Timothy Muhsman, who scored one goal each and Travis McGuckin, Kenneth Winter, and Jonathon Hultgren, who each put in two. More assists for Motor City came via Peter Wychocki, Dalton Pennington, Robert Danyo, and James Smith, who contributed two each.

Tri City racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with seven minors and one major for 29 minutes in penalty time. The Icehawks surpassed its season average of 23 penalty minutes per game. Tri City forced Motor City's netminders to work in net, launching 34 shots and forcing 30 saves. Keegan McHenry made 19 stops and Brian Ellis made 11. The Icehawks' defensemen played an important role in the offense, as they chipped in three goals.

Tri City was led by Samuel Wilbur, who finished with three goals. Nicholas Murphy also scored for Tri City. Other players who recorded assists for Tri City were James Koss II and Chase Dore, who each chipped in one.

The Chiefs ended with 35 minutes in penalty time with five minors and one major. For Motor City, Anthony Dimarco was ejected from the game.