Behind a great game by Nicholas Murphy, who had two goals and one assist, Soo Firehawks defeated Michigan Ice Dogs, 7-3.

Murphy's tallies came at 14:33 into the second period to make the score 3-2 Soo Firehawks and 1:32 into the third to make the score 5-2 Soo Firehawks.

Soo Firehawks' penalty kill excelled, as Soo Firehawks gave up zero goals despite allowing nine power plays.

Soo Firehawks racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with 12 minors and one major for 59 minutes in penalty time. Soo Firehawks had been averaging 26.0 minutes in penalties per game. Soo Firehawks stifled Michigan Ice Dogs' power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man.

Soo Firehawks additionally got points from Calder Ashton, who also tallied one goal and one assist, Tyler Jones, who also had one goal and one assist, and Kevin Killips, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Soo Firehawks also had goals scored by Andrew Holder and Taylor McRorie, who each put in one. In addition, Soo Firehawks received assists from Nick Papandrea, who had one and Matthew Majic, who had two.

Michigan Ice Dogs was often in penalty trouble, totaling 12 minors and one major for 59 minutes in penalty time. Michigan Ice Dogs surpassed its season average of 32.0 penalty minutes per game. Michigan Ice Dogs kept Soo Firehawks' goalie busy throughout the game, and Nicolas Berlingieri made 37 saves on 40 shots.

Michigan Ice Dogs was helped by Drew Hull, who grabbed one goal. Hull scored 10:27 into the second period to make the score 2-2. Michael Ryan assisted on the tally. Others who scored for Michigan Ice Dogs included Logan Bennett and Michael Diaz, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for Michigan Ice Dogs were Cory Markovich, who had one and Hunter Ledgerwood, who had two.

Soo Firehawks registered two goals on seven power play opportunities. Soo Firehawks ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Robby Boissoneau was ejected from the game. Anthony Veresan made 23 saves for Michigan Ice Dogs on 30 shots. For Michigan Ice Dogs, Diaz and Christopher Carpenter were ejected from the contest.