Richard Pinkowski gave Detroit Fighting Irish a 7-6 (OT) victory over Decatur Blaze when he scored 3:45 into the extra period.

Detroit Fighting Irish overcame a three-goal deficit to capture the victory. Detroit Fighting Irish trailed 5-2 after a goal by Decatur Blaze's Micah Young at 4:11 in the third period. Detroit Fighting Irish tied things up at 6-6 on a power play goal by Young at 18:08 in the third period.

Detroit Fighting Irish got the win thanks to a great game by Ken Winter, who had four goals and one assist. Winter notched his first tally 7:58 into the first period. He then added goals at 7:30 into the third, at 13:16 into the third, and at 14:12 into the third.

Detroit Fighting Irish's offense rang up 46 shots on Decatur Blaze's net. Detroit Fighting Irish outdid its season average for goals scored. This season, Detroit Fighting Irish averages 4.6 goals per contest.

Detroit Fighting Irish also got points from Pinkowski, who also had one goal and one assist and Chuck Hicks, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Eric Long also scored for Detroit Fighting Irish. More assists for Detroit Fighting Irish came via Shawn Eastman, Nolan Jakrzewski, and Steven Sewell, who contributed one each.

Decatur Blaze forced Detroit Fighting Irish's goaltenders to work between the pipes, getting 51 shots and forcing 45 saves. Kory Dombrowski made 24 stops and Austin Stefan made 21. Decatur Blaze surpassed its usual scoring output this season. Decatur Blaze averages 3.8 goals per game.

Decatur Blaze additionally got points from Curtis Schlereth, who also racked up two goals and one assist, Duncan Irvine, who also registered one goal and one assist, and Ryan Redpath, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Other players who recorded assists for Decatur Blaze were Joey Fowler, who had two and Luka Znidarsic, Dylan Farmer, and Gareth Smyth, who each chipped in one.

Detroit Fighting Irish incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors. Brandon Macak recorded 39 saves for Decatur Blaze. Decatur Blaze incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors.