Michigan Ice Dogs could not stop Berkley Bruins' Vaughn Clouston, who tallied a hat trick in a 6-2 win.

Clouston got on the scoresheet 4:21 into the second period. He then added goals at 5:53 into the second and at 53 seconds into the third.

Berkley Bruins' penalty kill excelled, as Berkley Bruins gave up zero goals despite allowing six power plays.

Berkley Bruins was often in penalty trouble, totaling seven minors and one major for 39 minutes in penalty time. Berkley Bruins had been averaging 32.0 minutes in penalties per game. Berkley Bruins stifled Michigan Ice Dogs' power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man.

Berkley Bruins also got points from Grant McCormack, who also registered three goals and one assist. More assists for Berkley Bruins came via Austin Wilson, who had one, Christian Belan, who had two, and Timothy Muhsman, who had three.

Michigan Ice Dogs was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 32 penalty minutes.

Michigan Ice Dogs was led by Hunter Ledgerwood, who grabbed two goals. Ledgerwood scored the first of his two goals at 6:11 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Michigan Ice Dogs. Tyler Textor assisted on the tally. Ledgerwood's next tally made the score 5-2 Berkley Bruins with 8:28 left in the third period.

Kory Dombrowski rejected 27 shots on goal for Berkley Bruins. Berkley Bruins registered one goal on eight power play opportunities. Jacob Dugan made 24 saves for Michigan Ice Dogs on 30 shots.