Detroit Fighting Irish had a three-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 5-1 win over Soo Firehawks.

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

Detroit Fighting Irish was led by Eric Long, who finished with one goal. Long scored on the power play 6:49 into the second period to make the score 2-0 Detroit Fighting Irish. Detroit Fighting Irish had taken the advantage when Soo Firehawks' Anthony Laaksonen got sent off for hooking. Robert Danyo provided the assist.

Detroit Fighting Irish's penalty box was a popular destination as the team totaled seven minors and one major for 59 minutes in penalty time. Detroit Fighting Irish surpassed its season average of 28.0 penalty minutes per game. Detroit Fighting Irish forced Soo Firehawks' goaltenders to work without much rest, finishing with 31 shots and forcing 26 saves. Nicolas Berlingieri made 21 stops and Michael Pelland made five. Detroit Fighting Irish stifled Soo Firehawks' power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man.

Detroit Fighting Irish also got points from Danyo, who also tallied one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. Others who scored for Detroit Fighting Irish included Shawn Mott, Richard Pinkowski, and James Smith, who scored one goal each. In addition, Detroit Fighting Irish received assists from Ken Winter, Jacob Hernandez, Christian Ramage, Jacob Hayes, and Zachary Cruz, who each chipped in one.

Soo Firehawks was often in penalty trouble, totaling six minors and one major for 47 minutes in penalty time. Soo Firehawks had been averaging 23.0 minutes in penalties per game. Soo Firehawks' offense operated below its season average. Soo Firehawks puts an average of 3.1 pucks into the net per game.

Soo Firehawks was led by Dyllon Anderson, who scored the team's only goal. Anderson scored 11:24 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Detroit Fighting Irish. Zach Eitrem assisted on the tally.

Kory Dombrowski recorded 24 saves for Detroit Fighting Irish. Detroit Fighting Irish registered two goals on five power play opportunities. Team's Pinkowski, Hernandez, Chase Tackett, and Long were slapped with misconducts and ejected from the game. For Soo Firehawks, Matthew MacLaren, Dustin Brown, and Nick Gordon were ejected from the contest.