St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) tried to dig itself out of a two-goal hole, but Thunder AAA Hockey held on for a 3-2 victory.

Thunder AAA Hockey made the score 2-0 on a goal by Chuck Bay at 2:04 in the third period, and St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) got as close as 2-1 when Nathan Sargent scored 4:27 into the third period.

Thunder AAA Hockey was paced by Jackson Sterrett, who registered one goal. Sterrett scored 11:23 into the third period to make the score 3-2 Thunder AAA Hockey. Mason Kruger picked up the assist.

Thunder AAA Hockey managed to stay out of the box better than usual, racking up one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Thunder AAA Hockey ended up below its season average of 5.0 penalty minutes per game.

Thunder AAA Hockey also got a goal from Marquez Ginger as well. In addition, Thunder AAA Hockey received assists from Kyle Harris, who had one and Brenden Eng Tow, who had two.

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

Logan Ritchie also scored for St. Louis AAA Blues (mm). More assists for St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) came via Caden Duggan, Zach Lodes, Steven Sieckhaus, and Nick Thorpe, who each chipped in one.

Mack Guzda recorded 15 saves for Thunder AAA Hockey. St. Louis AAA Blues (mm)'s Trevor Smith stopped 17 shots out of the 20 that he faced. St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.