The Soo Eagles relied on the sparkling performance of Tyler Marble in net to grab a 4-1 win against the Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings.

Soo was led by Sean Murphy, who finished with one goal and one assist. Murphy scored on the power play 16:01 into the first period to make the score 2-0 Soo. A roughing penalty on Trevor Boyd had put the Eagles on the power play. Jared VanWormer picked up the assist.

Soo stifled Kalamazoo's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. By firing 38 shots on goal, the Eagles exceeded the 29.6 shots they average per game this year.

Soo additionally got points from VanWormer, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Michael Lant also scored for Soo. Other players who recorded assists for Soo were Eric Rivard, who had two and Alexander Taulien and Chris Waterstreet, who contributed one a piece.

The Jr. K-Wings racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with seven minors and one major for 39 minutes in penalty time. Kalamazoo surpassed its season average of 18.0 penalty minutes per game. The Jr. K-Wings could not produce up to they normal offensive output. Kalamazoo puts an average of 3.2 pucks into the net per game. The Jr. K-Wings put 41 shots on net during the contest, more than the 31.9 they average per game.

Kalamazoo was led by Nick Kovalchik, who scored the team's only goal. Kovalchik scored 10:47 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Soo.

Soo's Marble stopped 40 shots out of the 41 that he faced. The Eagles incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors. Marcus Due-Boje made 34 saves for the Jr. K-Wings on 36 shots. Kalamazoo registered zero goals on five power play opportunities.