Soo Firehawks relied on the sparkling performance of Anthony Benvenuti in net to grab a 2-1 win against Detroit Fighting Irish.

Soo Firehawks was led by Andrew Holder, who tallied one goal. Holder scored 14:15 into the third period to make the score 2-1 Soo Firehawks. Matthew MacLaren provided the assist.

Soo Firehawks did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. Soo Firehawks puts an average of 6.0 pucks into the net per game. Soo Firehawks forced Detroit Fighting Irish goalie Christopher Lewis to work between the pipes, taking 43 shots. Soo Firehawks got its opportunities on the power play, but did not convert any of its 13 chances.

Nicholas Murphy also scored for Soo Firehawks. In addition, Soo Firehawks received assists from Steven Smoltz and Tyler Jones, who contributed one each.

Detroit Fighting Irish racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with 11 minors and three majors for 57 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 23.0 minutes per game Detroit Fighting Irish had been spending in the box. Detroit Fighting Irish stifled Soo Firehawks' power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Detroit Fighting Irish was held below its usual level of production. Detroit Fighting Irish averages 4.1 goals per game. Detroit Fighting Irish's offense rang up 34 shots on Soo Firehawks' net.

Detroit Fighting Irish was led by Jacob Hernandez, who scored the team's only goal. Hernandez scored 14:03 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Detroit Fighting Irish.Robert Danyo assisted on the tally.

Benvenuti rejected 33 shots on goal for Soo Firehawks. Soo Firehawks ended with 13 minutes in penalty time with four minors and one major. Christopher Lewis made 41 saves for Detroit Fighting Irish on 43 shots. Detroit Fighting Irish registered zero goals on one power play opportunities. For Detroit Fighting Irish, Robert Speer was ejected from the game.