M2 Northern Michigan University survived a determined comeback attempt by M2 Waldorf College on the way to a 6-5 win.

A goal by Gavin Porter put M2 Northern Michigan University up 5-2 in the second period, but M2 Waldorf College pulled to within one on Reed Loucks's tally 8:46 into the third period.

With four goals and two assists between them, Matthew Husak and Porter teamed up to power M2 Northern Michigan University's offense. Husak racked up two goals and one assist and Porter also notched two goals and one assist.

M2 Northern Michigan University surpassed its usual scoring output this season. This season, M2 Northern Michigan University averages 2.4 goals per contest. M2 Northern Michigan University was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 14 penalty minutes. With 32 shots on target during the contest, M2 Northern Michigan University exceeded the 0.1 shots it averages per game this year.

M2 Northern Michigan University additionally got points from Austin Schultz, who also tallied one goal and one assist and Porter, who also had two goals and one assist. Wesley Zegan also scored for M2 Northern Michigan University. Other players who recorded assists for M2 Northern Michigan University were Dione Potila and Andrew Plomer, who each chipped in one and Dalton Carter and Amir Aiyash, who contributed two each.

M2 Waldorf College's defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in two goals. M2 Waldorf College put 43 shots on net during the contest, more than the 6.3 it averages per game.

M2 Waldorf College also got points from Jeff Bartel, who also registered one goal and one assist and Matt Liggett, who also grabbed one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. M2 Waldorf College also got a goal from Christian Weber as well. In addition, M2 Waldorf College received assists from Spencer Johnson, Ryan James Veillet, Robert Danyo, and Jake Taylor, who each chipped in one.

Tyler Martz rejected 38 shots on goal for M2 Northern Michigan University. M2 Northern Michigan University registered one goal on three power play opportunities. M2 Waldorf College's Ronald Paulson stopped 26 shots out of the 32 that he faced. M2 Waldorf College incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.