Paul Stomper made 33 saves to complete the shutout and led Bloomington Jr Blaze to a 4-0 win against Michigan Ice Dogs.

Bloomington Jr Blaze got the win on the strength of a great game by Steven Smoltz, who had one goal and two assists. Smoltz scored 9:43 into the second period to make the score 1-0 Bloomington Jr Blaze. Dylan Farmer provided the assist.

Bloomington Jr Blaze forced Michigan Ice Dogs' goalies to work hard to keep the puck out of the net, finishing with 39 shots and forcing 35 saves. Vincent Ryckman made 26 stops and Anthony Veresan made nine. Bloomington Jr Blaze put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Michigan Ice Dogs to score on any of its four power plays.

Bloomington Jr Blaze additionally got points from Farmer, who also grabbed one goal and one assist and Duncan Irving, who also had one goal and one assist. Tanner Vallon also scored for Bloomington Jr Blaze. Other players who recorded assists for Bloomington Jr Blaze were John Urmetz, who had one and Garret Maged, who had two.

Michigan Ice Dogs was held below its usual level of production. Michigan Ice Dogs averages 4.2 goals per game. Michigan Ice Dogs' offense rang up 33 shots on Bloomington Jr Blaze's net. Michigan Ice Dogs was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 28 penalty minutes.

Bloomington Jr Blaze incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.