Berkley Bruins' penalty kill was superb, as Berkley Bruins survived multiple penalties to beat Michigan Ice Dogs, 6-3.

Berkley Bruins was often in penalty trouble, totaling 11 minors and two majors for 82 minutes in penalty time. Berkley Bruins surpassed its season average of 24.0 penalty minutes per game. Berkley Bruins outdid its season average for goals scored. Berkley Bruins has scored at the pace of 3.7 goals per game during the current campaign. Berkley Bruins' defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in two goals.

Berkley Bruins was helped by Alex Anderson, who registered one goal. Anderson scored 17:28 into the first period to make the score 3-1 Berkley Bruins. Shane Zigman picked up the assist. Berkley Bruins additionally got points from Timothy Muhsman, who also tallied one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Berkley Bruins also had goals scored by Colton James, Nathan Nelson, Evan Wilson, and Patrick Bresser, who each put in one. More assists for Berkley Bruins came via Adam Jonak, who had two and Austin Postek, Tristan Cruz, and Steven Fowler, who contributed one a piece.

Michigan Ice Dogs forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up 15 minors and one major for 65 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 31.0 minutes per game Michigan Ice Dogs had been spending in the box. Michigan Ice Dogs forced Berkley Bruins' netminders to work all game long, firing 54 shots and forcing 51 saves. Kory Dombrowski made 44 stops and Hunter Myers made seven. Michigan Ice Dogs was held back by its power play unit, which tallied one goal on nine chances.

Michigan Ice Dogs was led by Stephen Sanborn, who racked up one goal. Sanborn scored on the power play 1:50 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Michigan Ice Dogs. Michigan Ice Dogs had gotten the advantage when Berkley Bruins' Zachary Cruz was sent off for slashing. Tyler Textor assisted on the tally. Others who scored for Michigan Ice Dogs included Michael Ryan and Hunter Ledgerwood, who scored one goal each. In addition, Michigan Ice Dogs received assists from Drew Hull, Marc Rotondo, and Matthew Hartford, who each chipped in one.

Berkley Bruins registered one goal on eight power play opportunities. Berkley Bruins ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Nelson was ejected from the game. Vincent Ryckman took the loss and made 18 saves before being replaced by Jacob Dugan who made two saves.