Sunday, February 24 – Rochester 5 @ St. Louis 4 – A late comeback attempt from the St. Louis Jr. Blues fell short against the Rochester Grizzlies. The Jr. Blues found themselves down two early, with the Grizzlies getting scores in the first seven minutes from AIden Emerich and Noah Joyce. The Jr. Blues cut the lead at 10:29 off a Micahel Soell goal, but the two-goal lead held firm with Mason Decker soon after scoring the Grizzlies third goal to end the period. In the first five seconds of the second, Mason Andrew cut the lead back down to one, but the Grizzlies continued to add to their score total. Emerich would score his second of the night, followed late in the period by Noah Gillette. The third period saw Andrew score two power play goals in the span of two minutes to cut the lead back to one for the third time, but the Grizzlies defense held for the win the rest of the way.
Saturday, February 23 – Rochester 6 @ St. Louis 1 – Six separate goal scorers powered the Rochester Grizzlies to a series opening victory over the St. Louis Jr Blues on Saturday by a final of 6-1. In the first, Gavin Black would open the scoring for the Grizzlies, but just over five minutes later, Brady Cook would answer for the Jr. Blues. The game would not stay tied for long, as 14 seconds later, Andrew Bastian scored to give the Grizzlies the lead once again. With just over eight minutes to go, Lennard Habeck would tally to double the visitors lead heading into the first intermission. In the second, another three goals were scored by the visitors, coming from Mason Decker, Brody Olson, and Noah Gillette to seal the series opening victory.
