St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) tried its best to erase a three-goal deficit, but Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) would not be denied the victory and hung on to win, 3-2.

A goal by Ryan Peters put Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) up 3-0 in the second period, but St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) pulled to within one on Patrick Pence's tally 15:50 into the third period.

Peters had two goals and one assist to lead Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm). Peters scored the first of his two goals at 11:43 into the second period to make the score 2-0 Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm). Matthew Damico provided the assist. Peters' next tally made the score Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) with 5:45 left in the second period. Mitchell Spring picked up the assist.

Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances. Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) kept St. Louis AAA Blues (mm)'s goalie busy throughout the game, and Joseph Woll made 30 saves on 33 shots.

Matthew Mazza also scored for Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm). In addition, Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) received assists from David Baskerville, who had one.

St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) to score on any of its three power plays.

St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) additionally got points from Josh Bell, who also had one goal and one assist. More assists for St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) came via Parker Mitchum, who had one.

Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm)'s Trevor Micucci stopped 28 shots out of the 30 that he faced. Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.