St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) tried its best to erase a three-goal deficit, but Colorado Thunderbirds (mm) would not be denied the victory and hung on to win, 3-1.

A goal by Zach Walker put Colorado Thunderbirds (mm) up 3-0 in the second period, but St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) pulled to within two on Ethan Stahlhuth's tally 3:09 into the third period.

St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) was stymied by Colorado Thunderbirds (mm) netminder Kristofer Carlson, who stopped 25 shots during the victory. The solid play of Carlson will be reflected in his goals against average, which pre-game was 2.51.

Colorado Thunderbirds (mm) was helped by Brian Hawkinson, who finished with one goal. Hawkinson scored 10:57 into the second period to make the score 2-0 Colorado Thunderbirds (mm). Alex Overhardt provided the assist. Colorado Thunderbirds (mm) additionally got points from Walker, who also grabbed one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Colorado Thunderbirds (mm) also got a goal from Zach Goberis as well. In addition, Colorado Thunderbirds (mm) received assists from Max Gerlach, who had one and Troy Terry, who had two.

St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) managed to stay out of the box better than usual, tallying one minor for two minutes in penalty time. St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) finished below its season average of 15.0 penalty minutes per game. St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) was held below its usual level of production. St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) averages 3.8 goals per game.

More assists for St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) came via Joseph Matthews, who had one.

Colorado Thunderbirds (mm) ended with no penalties and went 0-for-1 on the power play. Joseph Woll recorded 23 saves for St. Louis AAA Blues (mm). St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) registered zero goals on zero power play opportunities.