The Michigan Warriors had a five-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to an 8-1 win over the Johnstown Tomahawks.

Michigan's Trevor Gorsuch was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 35 saves and let only one puck past him. The solid play of Gorsuch will be reflected in his goals against average, which pre-game was 2.64.

The Warriors were sparked by Luke Fiegl, who racked up one goal. Fiegl scored 18:38 into the first period to make the score 2-0 Michigan. Martin Gruse provided the assist.

Michigan excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in four chances. The Warriors put 30 shots on net during the contest, more than the 27.1 they average per game. Michigan found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. This season, the Warriors average 2.4 goals per contest. The defensemen of Michigan were also effective in Johnstown's zone, and came away with four goals.

Michigan also got points from Jake Faiella, who also tallied one goal and one assist, AJ Marcinek, who also finished with one goal and one assist, and Levi Erkkila, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Michigan included Corey Schueneman, who had two and Colin Larkin and Brock Labelle, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for Michigan were Darren McCormick and Joshua Shellman, who contributed one a piece and Sean Campbell, Zack Szajner, and Shawn Badali, who each chipped in two.

The Tomahawks forced their penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up six minors and one major for 27 minutes in penalty time. Johnstown had been averaging 23.0 minutes in penalties per game. The Tomahawks' offense operated below they season average. Johnstown averages 3.1 goals per game. The Tomahawks' offense rang up 36 shots on the Warriors' net.

Michigan totaled 17 minutes in penalty time with six minors and one major and went 2-for-5 on the power play. Collin Brennan made 12 saves before being replaced by Chris Truehl, who took the loss and made 10 saves.