Tyler Stepke made 33 saves to complete the shutout and led the Three Rivers Vengeance to a 6-0 win against the Michigan Mountain Cats.

Nico Vecchio was all over the ice for Three Rivers, as he tallied one goal and three assists in the win. Vecchio scored 5:08 into the third period to make the score 4-0 Three Rivers. Tyler Stockwell picked up the assist.

Referees had their hands full with a major incident at 20:00 into the first period. Four fighting penalties were dished out along with two game misconducts.

The Vengeance stifled Michigan's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Three Rivers kept the Mountain Cats' goalie busy throughout the game, and Ian Dvorak made 26 saves on 32 shots. The Vengeance's penalty killing units received substantial work throughout the game as Three Rivers finished with 29 penalty minutes.

Three Rivers additionally got points from Stockwell, who also tallied one goal and one assist and Michael Straub, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Three Rivers also had goals scored by Alex Berardinelli, who had one and Tyler Berry, who had two. In addition, Three Rivers received assists from Brooks Antill, Vincent Susi, Jonah Hoover, Kevin Kenny, and Tom Diffendal, who contributed one a piece.

Michigan racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with 10 minors and one major for 35 minutes in penalty time. The Mountain Cats surpassed its season average of 19.0 penalty minutes per game. Michigan was held below its usual level of production. The Mountain Cats put an average of 2.6 pucks into the net per game. The Vengeance were unable to stop Michigan from sending pucks towards the net, and the Mountain Cats eventually piled up 33 shots on goal.

Three Rivers registered three goals on 10 power play opportunities. The Vengeance ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Thomas Leistner was ejected from the game. Michigan registered zero goals on seven power play opportunities. For the Mountain Cats, Jacob Ulicny was ejected from the game.