The game between the Janesville Jets and the Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings was tight through all 60 minutes, but in the end Janesville emerged with a 6-4 win.

The Jets gained the winning advantage on a goal by Eric Cruickshank 17:04 into the third period and hung on until final buzzer.

Kalamazoo's power play was ineffective against Janesville's penalty kill, which allowed zero goals while shorthanded.

The Jets were paced by Cruickshank, who racked up one goal and one assist.

Janesville excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in seven chances. The 26 shots that the Jets put on net surpassed Janesville's average of 17.3 shots per game this season. The Jets bested their season scoring average. Janesville has scored at the pace of 2.6 goals per game during the current campaign. The Jets were forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as they racked up 19 penalty minutes. Janesville got an offensive boost from its blueliners, who contributed two goals during the game.

Janesville additionally got points from Conor Lemirande, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Eric Carlson also scored for Janesville. Other players who recorded assists for Janesville were Zach Diamantoni, who had two, Austin Vieth, who had three, and Matthieu Audet, Bryan Kronberger, Ryan Gotelaere, Dan Litchke, and Jason Ford, who contributed one a piece.

The Jr. K-Wings stifled the Jets' power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. With 34 shots on target during the contest, Kalamazoo exceeded the 27.8 shots it averages per game this year.

The Jr. K-Wings were led by Luc Boby, who grabbed one goal and one assist. Boby scored 13:42 into the third period to make the score 4-4. Donovan Gardiner picked up the assist. Kalamazoo also got a goal from Brennan Sanford as well. More assists for Kalamazoo came via Christian George, who had two and Kyle Ware, Patrick Spellacy, and Brett Beauvais, who each chipped in one.

Brock Kautz rejected 30 shots on goal for Janesville. The Jets registered zero goals on four power play opportunities. Nicholas Stuart recorded 20 saves for Kalamazoo. The Jr. K-Wings ended with 17 minutes in penalty time with six minors and one major.