Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (MM) survived a determined comeback attempt by St. Louis AAA Blues (MM) on the way to a 4-3 win.

A goal by Michael Burkhardt put Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (MM) up 4-1 in the second period, but St. Louis AAA Blues (MM) pulled to within one on Andrew Schwietz's tally 12:22 into the third period.

Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (MM) got the win with help from a great game by Georgy Gorodetskiy, who had one goal and two assists. Gorodetskiy scored on the power play 6:12 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (MM). Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (MM) had gotten the advantage when St. Louis AAA Blues (MM)'s Jacob Wilson was sent off for cross checking. Alex Mono picked up the assist.

Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (MM) forced St. Louis AAA Blues (MM) goalie Joe Staely to work between the pipes, taking 33 shots.

Others who scored for Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (MM) included Nick Swift and Ron Cochran, who each put in one. More assists for Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (MM) came via Jonathan Murrell, who had two and Zachary Feldman, Jared Pardoski, and James Harten, who each chipped in one.

St. Louis AAA Blues (MM)'s defense let in more goals than it usually has this year. St. Louis AAA Blues (MM) averages 1.6 goal allowed per game. St. Louis AAA Blues (MM)'s penalty killing units received substantial work throughout the game as St. Louis AAA Blues (MM) finished with 16 penalty minutes.

St. Louis AAA Blues (MM) also had goals scored by Mike Sieckhaus and Eric Ruesch, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for St. Louis AAA Blues (MM) were Alex Jasiek, who had two and Timothy Faulkner, Charles Combs, Michael Davies, and Cole Chatham, who contributed one a piece.

David Ovsjannikov rejected 27 shots on goal for Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (MM). Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (MM) incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors. Staely recorded 29 saves for St. Louis AAA Blues (MM). St. Louis AAA Blues (MM) registered one goal on six power play opportunities.