Shawn Mott lifted Detroit Fighting Irish to a 10-3 victory with a hat trick against Alpena Flyers.

Mott notched his first tally 15:33 into the second period. He then added goals at 17:29 into the second and at 32 seconds into the third.

Detroit Fighting Irish's penalty kill excelled, as Detroit Fighting Irish gave up zero goals despite allowing nine power plays.

Detroit Fighting Irish forced Alpena Flyers' netminders to work between the pipes, racking up 39 shots and forcing 29 saves. Connor Kassuba made 29 stops and Brett LeTourneau made zero. Detroit Fighting Irish stifled Alpena Flyers' power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Detroit Fighting Irish's goal total was higher than its season average. Detroit Fighting Irish averages 7.3 goals per game. Detroit Fighting Irish's defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in three goals. Detroit Fighting Irish was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 46 penalty minutes.

Detroit Fighting Irish additionally got points from Ken Winter, who also finished with one goal and two assists, Matthew Hartford, who also grabbed one goal and one assist, and Nolan Jakrzewski, who also finished with one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Detroit Fighting Irish included Robert Danyo, Christian Ramage, Steven Sewell, and Zachary Cruz, who each put in one. In addition, Detroit Fighting Irish received assists from Austin McKibbin, Tristan Cruz, Jacob Hernandez, and Cody Dombrowski, who contributed one each and Aaron Robinson, Eric Long, and Chuck Hicks, who each chipped in two.

Alpena Flyers was led by Tait Froggett, who registered one goal and one assist. Froggett scored 17:28 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Garret Bailey provided the assist. Alpena Flyers also got points from Bailey, who also had one goal and one assist. Alpena Flyers also had goals scored by Brandon Bihn and Shane Dawson, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for Alpena Flyers were Alexander Guzman and Greg Wenzel, who contributed one each.

Detroit Fighting Irish's Austin Stefan stopped 25 shots out of the 28 that he faced. Detroit Fighting Irish registered two goals on six power play opportunities. Alpena Flyers incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.