Jacob Lourash had two goals and two assists to lead Bloomington Blaze to a 6-1 victory over Holland River Bandits.

Lourash scored at 11:09 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Bloomington Blaze and again while 14:31 into the first to make the score 2-0 Bloomington Blaze.

Bloomington Blaze was led by goalie William Rohleder, who finished with 40 saves while allowing one goal. The solid play of Rohleder will be reflected in his goals against average, which pre-game was 3.86.

Bloomington Blaze was often in penalty trouble, totaling 10 minors and one major for 35 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 23.0 minutes per game Bloomington Blaze had been spending in the box. Bloomington Blaze forced Holland River Bandits' goaltenders to work hard to keep the puck out of the net, racking up 32 shots and forcing 26 saves. Jeromy Semtner made 18 stops and John Posler made eight. Bloomington Blaze stifled Holland River Bandits' power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Bloomington Blaze bested its season scoring average. This season, Bloomington Blaze averages 3.4 goals per contest.

Bloomington Blaze also got points from Cody Philips, who also grabbed one goal and two assists and Matt Donley, who also finished with one goal and three assists to lead the team in points. Steven Smoltz also scored for Bloomington Blaze. Other players who recorded assists for Bloomington Blaze were Joseph Clemente and Steven Butler, who each chipped in two.

Holland River Bandits' offense operated below it season average. Holland River Bandits averages 4.4 goals per game. Holland River Bandits' offense rang up 41 shots on Bloomington Blaze's net. Holland River Bandits could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 36 minutes in penalties during the game.

Holland River Bandits was led by Harry Braafhart, who scored the team's only goal. Braafhart scored 4:12 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Bloomington Blaze. Cameron Fisher picked up the assist.

Bloomington Blaze registered one goal on seven power play opportunities. Holland River Bandits registered zero goals on eight power play opportunities.