David Krejcik made 32 saves to complete the shutout and led Traverse City Hounds to an 8-0 win against Bloomington Jr Blaze.

Traverse City Hounds got the win on the strength of a great game by Austin Flores, who had one goal and two assists. Flores scored 6:07 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Traverse City Hounds. Jacob Gillis picked up the assist.

Traverse City Hounds forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up 10 minors and two majors for 30 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 25.0 minutes per game Traverse City Hounds had been spending in the box. Traverse City Hounds forced Bloomington Jr Blaze's netminders to work between the pipes, launching 35 shots and forcing 27 saves. Cameron Lerner made 13 stops and Paul Stomper made 14. Traverse City Hounds' penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on six Bloomington Jr Blaze power plays. Traverse City Hounds found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. Traverse City Hounds has scored at the pace of 5.8 goals per game during the current campaign. The defensemen of Traverse City Hounds were also effective in Bloomington Jr Blaze's zone, and came away with four goals.

Traverse City Hounds additionally got points from Alex Devries, who also finished with one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Traverse City Hounds included Zach Early and Cory Bussing, who scored one goal each and Scott Luca and Cam Fisher, who each put in two. In addition, Traverse City Hounds received assists from Matthew Passino, who had two and Clayton Dowlan, Tyler Thirlby, and Patrick Rogowski, who each chipped in one.

Bloomington Jr Blaze did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. Bloomington Jr Blaze puts an average of 2.3 pucks into the net per game. Bloomington Jr Blaze forced Traverse City Hounds goalie Krejcik to work between the pipes, taking 32 shots.

Traverse City Hounds registered one goal on three power play opportunities. Bloomington Jr Blaze ended with 21 minutes in penalty time with eight minors and one major.