The New York Rangers ended a successful trip to Traverse City, Michigan with a solid 5-3 win over the St. Louis Blues prospects. The Rangers came into the game with a 2-1 record, tied for the best in the Ted Lindsay Division. Because of head to head results and regulation versus overtime wins, the Rangers were relegated to playing for fifth place overall.
St. Louis was in the Gordie Howe Division and came into the game with a 1-2 record having been outscored 15 to nine in those three games.
The Blueshirts rested the best of their prospects as Kaapo Kakko, Vitali Kravtsov and Adam Fox did not play.