Detroit Fighting Irish gutted out a close 4-3 win against Traverse City Hounds.

No lead was more than one goal during the contest, and the winning goal was scored by Jacob Hernandez at 18:08 of the third period.

Traverse City Hounds' power play was ineffective against Detroit Fighting Irish's penalty kill, which allowed zero goals while shorthanded.

Detroit Fighting Irish was sparked by Hernandez, who grabbed one goal.

Detroit Fighting Irish excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in six chances. Detroit Fighting Irish kept Traverse City Hounds' goalie busy throughout the game, and Vladislav Graevski made 29 saves on 33 shots.

Detroit Fighting Irish additionally got points from Christian Ramage, who also finished with one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Others who scored for Detroit Fighting Irish included Ken Winter and Joshua Arnold, who scored one goal each. In addition, Detroit Fighting Irish received assists from Robert Speer, Ryan Brown, Aaron Robinson, Kyle Cobb, Robert Danyo, James Smith, and Anthony Wojciechowski, who contributed one a piece.

Traverse City Hounds stifled Detroit Fighting Irish's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Traverse City Hounds did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. Traverse City Hounds averages 5.3 goals per game. The defensemen of Traverse City Hounds were also effective in Detroit Fighting Irish's zone, and came away with two goals.

Traverse City Hounds was led by Josh Smith, who registered one goal and one assist. Smith scored 18:35 into the second period to make the score 3-2 Traverse City Hounds. Premysl Synek assisted on the tally. Traverse City Hounds also had goals scored by Sergey Merzlov and Scott Luca, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for Traverse City Hounds were Kenneth Simmons Jr, who had one and Cory Bussing, who had two.

Detroit Fighting Irish's Christopher Lewis stopped 26 shots out of the 29 that he faced. Detroit Fighting Irish incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors. Traverse City Hounds incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.