Thunder AAA Hockey (MM) tried to dig itself out of a two-goal hole, but St. Louis AAA Blues (MM) held on for a 2-1 victory.

A goal by Andrew Schwietz put St. Louis AAA Blues (MM) up 2-0 in the third period, but Thunder AAA Hockey (MM) pulled to within one on Tyler Tate's tally 15:35 into the third period.

St. Louis AAA Blues (MM)'s Cameron Gornet was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 26 saves and let only one puck past him. The solid play of Gornet will be reflected in his goals against average, which pre-game was 1.47.

St. Louis AAA Blues (MM)'s penalty kill excelled, as St. Louis AAA Blues (MM) gave up one goal despite allowing six power plays.

St. Louis AAA Blues (MM) was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 16 penalty minutes.

Charles Combs also scored for St. Louis AAA Blues (MM). In addition, St. Louis AAA Blues (MM) received assists from Alex Jasiek, who had two and Jeff Makowski and Joey Matthews, who contributed one a piece.

Thunder AAA Hockey (MM) excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in four chances. Thunder AAA Hockey (MM) could not produce up to it normal offensive output. Thunder AAA Hockey (MM) puts an average of 3.4 pucks into the net per game.

Other players who recorded assists for Thunder AAA Hockey (MM) were Nathan Krusko and Mitch Fossier, who each chipped in one.

Joseph Cruz rejected 19 shots on goal for Thunder AAA Hockey (MM). Thunder AAA Hockey (MM) incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.