Jace Childs had five goals and one assist to lead M3-Indiana Inst. of Tech (NPS) to a 9-6 victory over M3-Indiana Univ-Purdue - Fort Wa.

Childs got on the scoresheet 9:04 into the first period. He then added goals at 15:50 into the first, at 3:54 into the third, at 5:32 into the third, and at 19:01 into the third.

M3-Indiana Inst. of Tech (NPS)'s penalty kill excelled, as M3-Indiana Inst. of Tech (NPS) gave up zero goals despite allowing seven power plays.

M3-Indiana Inst. of Tech (NPS) stifled M3-Indiana Univ-Purdue - Fort Wa's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. M3-Indiana Inst. of Tech (NPS)'s goal total was higher than its season average. M3-Indiana Inst. of Tech (NPS) averages 3.4 goals per game. By firing 42 shots on goal, M3-Indiana Inst. of Tech (NPS) exceeded the 0.7 shots it averages per game this year. M3-Indiana Inst. of Tech (NPS) could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 18 minutes in penalties during the game.

M3-Indiana Inst. of Tech (NPS) additionally got points from Nicholas Denice, who also racked up one goal and three assists. Nick Janiszewski also scored for M3-Indiana Inst. of Tech (NPS). More assists for M3-Indiana Inst. of Tech (NPS) came via Justin Burge, who had one, Chad Swartz, who had two, and Jerret Haas and Tyler Grunden, who each chipped in three.

Team's forwards weren't the only contributers offensively, and the team's defensemen showcased their scoring touch with two goals. M3-Indiana Univ-Purdue - Fort Wa put 34 shots on net during the contest, more than the 1.3 it averages per game. M3-Indiana Univ-Purdue - Fort Wa found itself short handed often, totaling 30 penalty minutes and allowing seven power plays.

M3-Indiana Univ-Purdue - Fort Wa was led by Andrew Gard, who grabbed two goals and one assist. Gard scored the first of his two goals at 1:45 into the first period to make the score 1-0 M3-Indiana Univ-Purdue - Fort Wa. Gard's next tally made the score 3-2 M3-Indiana Univ-Purdue - Fort Wa with 9:13 left in the first period. Richard Sorensen picked up the assist. Others who scored for M3-Indiana Univ-Purdue - Fort Wa included Brendan Lewis, who had two and Kyle Koop and Grant Isenbarger, who scored one goal each. In addition, M3-Indiana Univ-Purdue - Fort Wa received assists from Tyler Mason, Derek Moss, and Brody Callaghan, who contributed one each.

M3-Indiana Inst. of Tech (NPS)'s Braden Susnik stopped 28 shots out of the 34 that he faced. Nathan Pratt rejected 33 shots on goal for M3-Indiana Univ-Purdue - Fort Wa.