Holland River Bandits fell behind early, and Bloomington Blaze kept piling on the points on the way to a 13-6 victory.

Bloomington Blaze was paced on offense by Kyler Schmor and Joseph Clemente, who combined for 11 points. Schmor had two goals and three assists and Clemente also notched one goal and five assists.

Bloomington Blaze made Holland River Bandits' goaltenders to work between the pipes, totaling 45 shots and forcing 32 saves. John Posler made 25 stops and Brendon Hanser made seven. Bloomington Blaze found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. This season, Bloomington Blaze averages 4.4 goals per contest. Bloomington Blaze struggled on the penalty kill, allowing Holland River Bandits to score three power play goals on four chances. The defensemen of Bloomington Blaze were also effective in Holland River Bandits' zone, and came away with three goals.

Bloomington Blaze additionally got points from Drew Daley, who also finished with one goal and two assists, Clemente, who also grabbed one goal and five assists to lead the team in points, Steven Smoltz, who also registered three goals and one assist, Anton Nenakhov, who also tallied one goal and one assist, Matt Donley, who also had one goal and three assists, Tyler Gehrken, who also racked up two goals and one assist, and Patrick Anaruk, who also registered two goals and one assist. In addition, Bloomington Blaze received assists from Jacob Lourash, who had three and Kyle Kabacinski and Tanner Vallon, who each chipped in two.

Holland River Bandits managed to stay out of the box better than usual, tallying one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Holland River Bandits ended up below its season average of 29.0 penalty minutes per game. Holland River Bandits forced Bloomington Blaze goalie William Rohleder to work between the pipes, taking 41 shots.

Holland River Bandits was led by Bryce Stenstrom, who racked up two goals and two assists. Stenstrom scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 6:21 into the second period to make the score 5-2 Bloomington Blaze. Holland River Bandits earned a power play opportunity when Donley was put in the box for checking from behind. Abram Prince assisted on the tally. Stenstrom's next tally on the power play made the score 5-3 Bloomington Blaze with 12:11 left in the second period. Riley Clark provided the assist. Holland River Bandits also got points from Bailey Rietman, who also had one goal and one assist. Holland River Bandits also had goals scored by Trevor McCoy, who had one and Alexander Devries, who had two. Other players who recorded assists for Holland River Bandits were Parker Michels, who had one and Cameron Benson, who had three.

Bloomington Blaze's Rohleder stopped 35 shots out of the 41 that he faced. Bloomington Blaze incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.