Behind a great game by Jared Preete, who had two goals, St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) defeated Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (mm), 7-4.

Preete scored at 2:59 into the third period to make the score 4-3 St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) and again while 5:04 into the third to make the score 5-3 St. Louis AAA Blues (mm).

St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (mm) to score on any of its three power plays. St. Louis AAA Blues (mm)'s offense rang up 31 shots on Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (mm)'s net. St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) outdid its season average for goals scored. This season, St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) averages 3.2 goals per contest.

St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) also got points from Ethan Stahlhuth, who also registered one goal and one assist, Brady Tkachuk, who also had one goal and two assists, and Nick Schnelle, who also grabbed one goal and two assists. St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) also had goals scored by Ryan Edgar and John Sieckhaus, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) were Matthew Hohl, Steve Lockwood, Luke Gassett, Ben Jones, Nick Balestra, Curtis Oliff, and Nick Thorpe, who contributed one each.

Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (mm)'s defense let in more goals than it usually has this year. Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (mm) averages 2.3 goals allowed per game.

Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (mm) was helped by Aiden Beck, who racked up two goals. Beck scored the first of his two goals at 16:50 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (mm). Stephen Rex provided the assist. Beck's next tally made the score 5-4 St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) with 9:07 left in the third period. Brendan Walkom assisted on the tally. Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (mm) additionally got points from Rex, who also registered one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (mm) also got a goal from Ryan Haag as well. In addition, Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (mm) received assists from Danny Bigley, Jordan Timmons, Eric Cooley, and Trevor Gilliland, who each chipped in one.

St. Louis AAA Blues (mm)'s Trevor Osborne stopped 19 shots out of the 23 that he faced. St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Chad Veltri recorded 24 saves for Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (mm). Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (mm) incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.