Bloomington Jr Blaze had a three-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 9-4 win over Michigan Ice Dogs.

Bloomington Jr Blaze got the win on the strength of a great game by Nathan Zoellner, who had one goal and two assists. Zoellner scored 2:43 into the second period to make the score 4-2 Bloomington Jr Blaze. Dylan Farmer assisted on the tally.

Bloomington Jr Blaze bested its season scoring average. Bloomington Jr Blaze has scored at the pace of 3.6 goals per game during the current campaign.

Bloomington Jr Blaze additionally got points from Peter Carlin, who also had two goals and two assists, Tommy Hrynkiw, who also grabbed one goal and one assist, Jorey Skelton, who also registered one goal and one assist, Duncan Irvine, who also racked up one goal and one assist, Craig Jarzen, who also had one goal and one assist, and Micah Young, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Tanner Vallon also scored for Bloomington Jr Blaze. Other players who recorded assists for Bloomington Jr Blaze were Justus Kree, who had one and John Urmetz, who had three.

Michigan Ice Dogs' penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on three Bloomington Jr Blaze power plays. Bloomington Jr Blaze was unable to stop Michigan Ice Dogs from sending pucks towards the net, and Michigan Ice Dogs eventually piled up 55 shots on goal.

Michigan Ice Dogs was helped by Marc Rotondo, who registered one goal. Rotondo scored 19:34 into the second period to make the score 5-3 Bloomington Jr Blaze. Brent Young picked up the assist. Michigan Ice Dogs also got points from Hunter Ledgerwood, who also racked up one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. Michigan Ice Dogs also had goals scored by Stephen Sanborn and Robert Schultz, who each put in one. More assists for Michigan Ice Dogs came via Logan Bennett and Adam Stadler, who contributed one a piece.

Kent Nusbaum made 51 saves for Bloomington Jr Blaze on 55 shots. Bloomington Jr Blaze ended with 23 minutes in penalty time with four minors and one major. Michigan Ice Dogs' Jacob Dugan stopped 19 shots out of the 28 that he faced. Michigan Ice Dogs totaled 23 minutes in penalty time with four minors and one major and went 0-for-2 on the power play.