Ohio Blue Jackets (mm) tried to dig itself out of a five-goal hole, but St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) held on for a 5-3 victory.

St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) took a 5-0 lead during the second period, only to have Ohio Blue Jackets (mm) storm back on a Ryan Higgins goal 12:58 into the third period to pull to two goals down.

St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) pulled out the victory even though it was hit with 20 penalty minutes.

St. Louis AAA Blues (mm)'s penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on six Ohio Blue Jackets (mm) power plays. Team's forwards weren't the only contributers offensively, and the team's defensemen showcased their scoring touch with two goals.

St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) was helped by Ben Jones, who tallied one goal. Jones scored 2:30 into the first period to make the score 2-0 St. Louis AAA Blues (mm). Ryan Roth picked up the assist. St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) additionally got points from Zach Lodes, who also grabbed one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Others who scored for St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) included Caden Duggan, Hudson Grote, and Anthony Follmer, who each put in one. In addition, St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) received assists from Zach Wilson, Clayton Dawe, Noah Roofe, and Steven Sieckhaus, who each chipped in one.

Ohio Blue Jackets (mm) managed to stay out of the box better than usual, totaling one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Ohio Blue Jackets (mm) finished below its season average of 10.0 penalty minutes per game.

Elliot Burgin also scored for Ohio Blue Jackets (mm). More assists for Ohio Blue Jackets (mm) came via Beau Fixari, who had one and Trevor Marcinick, who had two.

St. Louis AAA Blues (mm)'s Andrew Shapiro stopped 20 shots out of the 23 that he faced. St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) registered zero goals on one power play opportunities. Ohio Blue Jackets (mm) took out Aaron Dickstein after he had made 19 saves and installed Max DeCoursey in goal, where he finished with six saves and the loss.