Behind four goals from Jackson Bray and three goals Nick Piper, M3-Loyola University - Chicago downed M3-Northwestern 9-6.

M3-Loyola University - Chicago's penalty kill excelled, as M3-Loyola University - Chicago gave up zero goals despite allowing six power plays.

M3-Loyola University - Chicago racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with six minors and one major for 27 minutes in penalty time. M3-Loyola University - Chicago had been averaging 17.0 minutes in penalties per game. M3-Loyola University - Chicago stifled M3-Northwestern's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. M3-Loyola University - Chicago surpassed its usual scoring output this season. M3-Loyola University - Chicago has scored at the pace of 5.4 goals per game during the current campaign. The 46 shots that M3-Loyola University - Chicago put on net surpassed M3-Loyola University - Chicago's average of 1.4 shot per game this season.

Others who scored for M3-Loyola University - Chicago included Christopher Iervolino and Ryan Khalil, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for M3-Loyola University - Chicago were Jordan Hawkins, Jacob Somen, and Joe Nolan, who contributed one each and Sean Thornton, Zack Adams, and Victor Koister, who each chipped in two.

Team's forwards weren't the only contributers offensively, and the team's defensemen showcased their scoring touch with two goals. With 39 shots on target during the contest, M3-Northwestern exceeded the 0.6 shots it averages per game this year.

M3-Northwestern was helped by Mike Fuentes, who registered two goals. Fuentes scored the first of his two goals at 11:17 into the third period to make the score 7-5 M3-Loyola University - Chicago. Matt Johnson picked up the assist. Fuentes' next tally made the score 7-6 M3-Loyola University - Chicago with 8:29 left in the third period. M3-Northwestern additionally got points from Garrett Becker, who also finished with one goal and two assists, Michael Gullott, who also had one goal and two assists, Jacob Leguineche, who also grabbed one goal and one assist, and Rick Gattone, who also registered one goal and two assists.

M3-Loyola University - Chicago's Nathan Pecoraro stopped 33 shots out of the 39 that he faced. M3-Loyola University - Chicago registered zero goals on one power play opportunities. For M3-Loyola University - Chicago, Iervolino was ejected from the game. M3-Northwestern's starting goalie, Anthony Fuentes, made 25 saves and finished with the loss before he was taken out in favor of Matthew Johnson, who stopped 12 shots. M3-Northwestern incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors.