Soo Firehawks took the lead against Decatur Blaze in the first period and maintained it until the end of the game to secure a tight 3-1 victory.

Decatur Blaze was stymied by Soo Firehawks' netminder Cody Call, who stopped 50 shots during the victory. Call certainly lowered his goals against average, which was 4.9 entering the contest.

Soo Firehawks pulled out the victory even though it was hit with 29 penalty minutes.

Soo Firehawks put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Decatur Blaze to score on any of its six power plays. Soo Firehawks forced Decatur Blaze goalie Matthew Hatcher to work between the pipes, taking 36 shots.

Soo Firehawks was helped by Dustin Brown, who racked up one goal. Brown scored 12:43 into the first period to make the score 2-0 Soo Firehawks. Stephen Hillock picked up the assist. Soo Firehawks also got a goal from Michael Mullen as well.

Decatur Blaze forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up 13 minors and one major for 41 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 17.0 minutes per game Decatur Blaze had been spending in the box. Decatur Blaze's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on seven Soo Firehawks power plays. Decatur Blaze's offense operated below its season average. Decatur Blaze puts an average of 3.2 pucks into the net per game. Decatur Blaze's offense rang up 51 shots on Soo Firehawks' net.

Decatur Blaze was led by Micah Young, who scored the team's only goal. Young scored 3:19 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Soo Firehawks. Garret Maged assisted on the tally.

Hatcher rejected 33 shots on goal for Decatur Blaze.