Nicholas Murphy had two points to lead Soo Firehawks to a 5-2 victory over Detroit Fighting Irish.

Soo Firehawks forced Detroit Fighting Irish's goalies to work all game long, launching 38 shots and forcing 33 saves. Christopher Lewis made 24 stops and John Slavik made nine.

Soo Firehawks also got points from Steven Smoltz, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Soo Firehawks included Andrew Holder, Anthony Laaksonen, and James Goudreau, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for Soo Firehawks were Matthew Majic, Connor McNary, Justin Garton, and Kevin Killips, who contributed one each.

Detroit Fighting Irish was often in penalty trouble, totaling four minors and three majors for 33 minutes in penalty time. Detroit Fighting Irish had been averaging 21.0 minutes in penalties per game. Detroit Fighting Irish was held below its usual level of production. Detroit Fighting Irish puts an average of 4.2 pucks into the net per game. Detroit Fighting Irish kept Soo Firehawks' goalie busy throughout the game, and Anthony Benvenuti made 45 saves on 47 shots.

Detroit Fighting Irish was led by Kyle Cobb, who finished with one goal and one assist. Cobb scored 14 seconds into the third period to make the score 5-2 Soo Firehawks. Detroit Fighting Irish also got a goal from Anthony Wojciechowski as well. In addition, Detroit Fighting Irish received assists from Ryan Brown, who had one.

Soo Firehawks totaled 21 minutes in penalty time with three minors and three majors and went 1-for-4 on the power play. Detroit Fighting Irish registered one goal on three power play opportunities.