The Cloquet Esko Carlton Lumberjacks relied on the scoring touch of Weston Michaud, who netted five goals, to beat the Hibbing / Chisholm Bluejackets, 7-3.

Michaud's first goal came 16:19 into the first period. He then added goals at 26 seconds into the second, at 16:31 into the second, at 10:00 into the third, and at 11:23 into the third.

The 46 shots that Cloquet Esko Carlton put on net surpassed the Lumberjacks' average of 2.4 shots per game this season.

Cloquet Esko Carlton additionally got points from James Newgren, who also had one goal and one assist. Nate Niemi also scored for Cloquet Esko Carlton. Other players who recorded assists for Cloquet Esko Carlton were Koby Bender and Kyle Klatt, who each chipped in one and Drew Dincau, Beau Michaud, and Karson Kuhlman, who contributed three a piece.

Hibbing / Chisholm put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Cloquet Esko Carlton to score on any of its three power plays. The Bluejackets put 18 shots on net during the contest, more than the 0.7 they average per game.

Hibbing / Chisholm was led by Adam Johnson, who finished with two goals and one assist. Johnson scored the first of his two goals at 3:58 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Hibbing / Chisholm. Billy Wherland picked up the assist. Johnson's next tally made the score 2-1 Hibbing / Chisholm with 7:50 left in the first period. Hibbing / Chisholm also got a goal from Josh Bestul as well. More assists for Hibbing / Chisholm came via Derek Abrahamson, who had one.

Zack Strom recorded 15 saves for the Lumberjacks. Cloquet Esko Carlton incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. The Bluejackets' AJ Allison stopped 39 shots out of the 46 that he faced. Hibbing / Chisholm incurred 18 minutes in penalty time with four minors.