Edgar Kharlamov finished with one point to lead xAlpena Street Cats to a 5-1 victory over Bloomington Jr Blaze.

xAlpena Street Cats' penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on five Bloomington Jr Blaze power plays.

xAlpena Street Cats additionally got points from Andrei Kiselev, who also grabbed one goal and one assist and Garret Bailey, who also had one goal and one assist. xAlpena Street Cats also had goals scored by Pavel Bocharov and Nicholas Hartmann, who each put in one. In addition, xAlpena Street Cats received assists from Andrei Yanovich, Vladislav Khasanov, and Konstantin Khramov, who each chipped in one and Anton Shtykov and Savelii Skurikhin, who contributed two a piece.

Bloomington Jr Blaze's offense operated below it season average. Bloomington Jr Blaze averages 3.4 goals per game. Bloomington Jr Blaze's offense was handcuffed by xAlpena Street Cats' defensive play, and Bloomington Jr Blaze managed only 14 shots on goal during the game.

Bloomington Jr Blaze was led by Dylan Farmer, who scored the team's only goal. Farmer scored 9:08 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Tommy Hrynkiw picked up the assist.

xAlpena Street Cats' Aleksandr Shishkin stopped 13 shots out of the 14 that he faced. xAlpena Street Cats incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Vlad Salangin took the loss and made 11 saves before being replaced by Kent Nusbaum who made 12 saves. Bloomington Jr Blaze incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.