In a game that featured four lead changes, the New Hamburg Firebirds had the final say in an 8-6 victory over the Norwich Merchants.

Kyle Mohr was all over the ice for New Hamburg, as he tallied two goals and one assist in the win. Mohr scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 12:28 into the third period to make the score 6-5 Norwich. The Firebirds had gotten the advantage when Norwich's Taylor Gosset was sent off for hooking. Carter Tracey assisted on the tally. Mohr's next tally on the power play made the score 7-6 New Hamburg with 4:59 left in the third period. Kory Nowak provided the assist.

New Hamburg kept the Merchants' goalie busy throughout the game, and Bryan Paolatto made 30 saves on 38 shots. The Firebirds surpassed their usual scoring output this season. This season, New Hamburg averages 5.4 goals per contest. The Firebirds cashed in on power play opportunities, scoring two goals on three chances. New Hamburg could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 46 minutes in penalties during the game.

New Hamburg also got points from Nowak, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. New Hamburg also had goals scored by David Jennings, who had one and Matt Yantzi and Tyler Randerson, who scored two goals each. In addition, New Hamburg received assists from Jay Fried, Sean Kienapple, Anthony Osterling, Sean Hergott, and Tyler Hoffman, who contributed one a piece and Connor Voigt and Kyle McDonald, who each chipped in two.

Norwich was helped by Drake Morrell, who finished with two goals and one assist. Morrell scored the first of his two goals at 17:16 into the first period to make the score 2-1 Norwich. Kurtis Lavis assisted on the tally. Morrell's next tally made the score 4-3 Norwich with 15:23 left in the second period. Mitchell Berzins provided the assist. Norwich additionally got points from Berzins, who also tallied one goal and one assist, Braeden Shand, who also registered one goal and one assist, Brandon Zimmermann, who also had one goal and one assist, and Todd Poirier, who also racked up one goal and two assists. Other players who recorded assists for Norwich were Josh Herreman, who had one.

Eric Peicheff rejected 23 shots on goal for the Firebirds. The Merchants incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.