Jordan Ruterbusch grabbed two points to lead Hartland Hounds to a 3-1 victory over NWO Grrrowl.

Hartland Hounds' penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on three NWO Grrrowl power plays. Hartland Hounds did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. Hartland Hounds puts an average of 6.9 pucks into the net per game. Hartland Hounds kept NWO Grrrowl's goalie busy throughout the game, and Garrett Avery made 39 saves on 42 shots.

Ethan Doyle also scored for Hartland Hounds. In addition, Hartland Hounds received assists from Andre Spisak, Bobby Schumacher, Max Biggings, and Tyler Thirlby, who contributed one a piece.

NWO Grrrowl racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with nine minors and two majors for 58 minutes in penalty time. NWO Grrrowl had been averaging 52.0 minutes in penalties per game. NWO Grrrowl was held below its usual level of production. NWO Grrrowl averages 3.5 goals per game.

NWO Grrrowl was led by Benjamin Henry, who scored the team's only goal. Henry scored 17:15 into the second period to make the score 1-1.

Andrew Brownlee recorded 19 saves for Hartland Hounds. Hartland Hounds totaled 24 minutes in penalty time with seven minors and two majors and went 1-for-4 on the power play. For NWO Grrrowl, Patrick Strickland and Christopher Carpenter were ejected from the contest.