Steven Smoltz was all over the ice for Bloomington Blaze, as he tallied two goals and three assists in Bloomington Blaze's 8-5 win over Holland River Bandits.

Smoltz's tallies came short handed at 13:45 into the third period to make the score 6-4 Bloomington Blaze and 15:25 into the third to make the score 7-5 Bloomington Blaze.

Bloomington Blaze forced Holland River Bandits goalie Jeromy Semtner to work between the pipes, taking 41 shots. Bloomington Blaze's goal total was higher than its season average. Bloomington Blaze averages 4.1 goals per game. Bloomington Blaze was held back by its power play unit, which tallied one goal on 10 chances.

Bloomington Blaze additionally got points from Joseph Clemente, who also tallied two goals and three assists and Matt Donley, who also racked up two goals and three assists to lead the team in points. Bloomington Blaze also got a goal from Tyler Gehrken as well. In addition, Bloomington Blaze received assists from Steven Butler and Patrick Anaruk, who each chipped in one and Anton Thompson and Kyler Schmor, who contributed two a piece.

Holland River Bandits' offense rang up 31 shots on Bloomington Blaze's net. Holland River Bandits was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 30 penalty minutes.

Holland River Bandits was led by Cameron Fisher, who registered one goal and three assists. Fisher scored 18:16 into the first period to make the score 2-2. Greg Balsam assisted on the tally. Holland River Bandits also got points from Bryce Stenstrom, who also grabbed one goal and one assist, Balsam, who also tallied one goal and one assist, and Abram Prince, who also racked up one goal and two assists. Alexander Devries also scored for Holland River Bandits. More assists for Holland River Bandits came via Cameron Benson, who had two.

Gavin Carlson made 26 saves for Bloomington Blaze on 31 shots. Bloomington Blaze incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors. Holland River Bandits' Semtner stopped 33 shots out of the 41 that he faced. Holland River Bandits registered one goal on five power play opportunities.