Jared Kwiatkowski had two points to lead Alpena Flyers to a 4-1 victory over Detroit Fighting Irish.

Alpena Flyers had trouble converting on the power play advantage, managing just two goals on 13 chances.

Alpena Flyers additionally got points from Garret Bailey, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Alpena Flyers also had goals scored by Brandon Bihn and Cole Cosbitt, who scored one goal each. In addition, Alpena Flyers received assists from Brett Farley, Shane Dawson, and Tait Froggett, who contributed one each.

Detroit Fighting Irish forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up 13 minors and one major for 61 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 24.0 minutes per game Detroit Fighting Irish had been spending in the box. Detroit Fighting Irish could not produce up to its normal offensive output. Detroit Fighting Irish averages 4.4 goals per game.

Detroit Fighting Irish was led by James Smith, who scored the team's only goal. Smith scored 4:17 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Detroit Fighting Irish. Chuck Hicks picked up the assist.

Hunter Myers rejected 24 shots on goal for Alpena Flyers. Alpena Flyers incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. Detroit Fighting Irish took out Kory Dombrowski after he had made three saves and installed Austin Stefan in goal, where he finished with 17 saves and the loss. Detroit Fighting Irish registered zero goals on one power play opportunities. Team's Smith and Hicks were slapped with misconducts and ejected from the game.