The Marshall School Duluth Hilltoppers could not stop the Duluth Denfeld Hunters' Levi Talarico, who tallied a hat trick in an 8-3 win.

Talarico notched his first tally 6:59 into the first period. He then added goals at 9:11 into the second and at 11:37 into the second.

Duluth Denfeld put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Marshall School Duluth to score on any of its five power plays. The Hunters surpassed their usual scoring output this season. Duluth Denfeld has scored at the pace of 4.9 goals per game during the current campaign. The Hunters could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 14 minutes in penalties during the game. Duluth Denfeld put 44 shots on net during the contest, more than the 0.1 it averages per game.

Duluth Denfeld also got points from Alex Thomspon, who also grabbed one goal and two assists, Reid Lemker, who also had one goal and one assist, Tre Opack, who also finished with one goal and one assist, Matthew Mattila, who also registered one goal and one assist, and Zach Thompson, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. More assists for Duluth Denfeld came via Nick Thompson, who had two and Patrick Potswald and Myles Leonzal, who each chipped in one.

The Hilltoppers forced the Hunters goalie Thompson to work between the pipes, taking 40 shots.

Marshall School Duluth was led by Matthew Klassen, who tallied two goals. Klassen scored the first of his two goals at 6:06 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Kris McKinzie picked up the assist. Klassen's next tally made the score 2-2 with 8:50 left in the first period. McKinzie provided the assist. Derek Farrell also scored for Marshall School Duluth. In addition, Marshall School Duluth received assists from John McKenna, Jeremy Lopez, and Lane Krenzen, who contributed one a piece.

Thompson recorded 37 saves for Duluth Denfeld. The Hunters registered two goals on four power play opportunities. Alex Murray made 36 saves for the Hilltoppers on 44 shots. Marshall School Duluth incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.