Undaunted by a two-goal deficit, Traverse City Hounds battled back to claim a 3-2 victory over Bloomington Jr Blaze.

Traverse City Hounds never led in the game until netting the game winner. Traverse City Hounds fell behind 2-0 after a goal by Bloomington Jr Blaze's Jorey Skelton at 14:35 in the first period. Traverse City Hounds tied things up at 2-2 on a goal by Zach Early at 8:20 in the third period. Traverse City Hounds netted the game winner at 14:50 in the third period on a goal by Early.

Traverse City Hounds was led by Scott Luca, who tallied one goal and one assist.

Traverse City Hounds stifled Bloomington Jr Blaze's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Traverse City Hounds could not produce up to it normal offensive output. Traverse City Hounds averages 5.6 goals per game. Traverse City Hounds' offense rang up 41 shots on Bloomington Jr Blaze's net. Team's forwards weren't the only contributers offensively, and the team's defensemen showcased their scoring touch with two goals.

Patrick Rogowski also scored for Traverse City Hounds. In addition, Traverse City Hounds received assists from Jacob Gillis and Kenneth Simmons Jr, who each chipped in one.

Bloomington Jr Blaze managed to stay out of the box better than usual, racking up one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Bloomington Jr Blaze ended up below its season average of 20.0 penalty minutes per game.

Bloomington Jr Blaze was helped by Duncan Irvine, who had one goal. Irvine scored 14:16 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Bloomington Jr Blaze. Dylan Farmer picked up the assist. Other players who recorded assists for Bloomington Jr Blaze were Cameron Lerner, who had one.

David Krejcik made 16 saves for Traverse City Hounds on 18 shots. Traverse City Hounds incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. Lerner rejected 38 shots on goal for Bloomington Jr Blaze. Bloomington Jr Blaze registered zero goals on four power play opportunities.