March 13, 2010
Youngstown Phantoms goaltender Jordan Tibbett made 48 saves while Lincoln Stars forward Dominik Shine recorded his second hat trick of the season to lead their clubs on Friday. (USHL Images)
Omaha Lancers 3 @ Indiana Ice 4 (SO)
The Ice scored three goals in the first period, but the Lancers tallied the next three goals to send the game past regulation. Bryon Paulazzo and Nick Bailen scored in the shootout to earn the victory for Indiana. Goaltender Cab Morris made 44 saves and stopped four of five in the shootout to post the win. Paulazzo also scored in regulation for the Ice, his third goal in as many games. Matt White scored a shorthanded goal for the second straight game and he now has scored 30 goals on the season for the Lancers.
Sioux City Musketeers 3 @ Youngstown Phantoms 4 (SO)
Taylor Holstrom scored the deciding goal in the seventh round of the shootout to help the Phantoms snap a three-game winless skid (0-2-1). Jiri Sekac netted a goal and converted in the shootout for Youngstown and goaltender Jordan Tibbett made 48 saves and stopped 5-of-7 Sioux City attempts in the shootout. Stephan Vigier scored two goals for the Musketeers and now has 21 on the season.
Sioux Falls Stampede 3 @ Des Moines Buccaneers 2
Defenseman Jamie Oleksiak scored the game-winner with under three minutes to play in the third to earn the victory for Sioux Falls. Matt Bailey scored his third goal over his past three games and Matt Lindblad netted a goal to extend his point streak to five games for the Stampede. Clay Witt made 31 saves to record his fourth straight win. Luke Sandler scored his first goal in a Bucs uniform and teammate Chris Stafne added his 12th of the season.
Green Bay Gamblers 5 @ Waterloo Black Hawks 3
Reed Seckel scored two goals, including his sixth game-winner of the season, to lead the Gamblers. Anders Lee scored his 33rd goal of the year and added three assists for a four-point night while goaltender Steve Summerhays made 34 saves in the victory. Derek Arnold extended his point streak to 16 games with his 20th goal of the season and Tyler Barnes netted his 29th goal of the season for the Black Hawks.
Team USA 1 @ Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 4
Zach Lehrke potted two goals as the RoughRiders score four unanswered goals to claim the victory. Eric Robinson scored his 16th of the year and Peter Sakaris added two points (1g, 1a) for the RoughRiders. Goaltender Cody Campbell made 21 saves to earn his fourth straight win. Matthew Nieto scored the lone goal for Team USA to extend his point streak to five games (5g, 4a).
Tri-City Storm 4 @ Chicago Steel 1
Radoslav Illo netted two goals to lead the Storm and he has now scored 21 goals for the second straight season. Kenny Brooks tallied the game-winning goal and Carsen Chubak made 37 saves to earn his third straight victory for Tri-City. Darik Angeli recorded the lone goal for the Steel.
Lincoln Stars 4 @ Fargo Force 3 (SO)
Dominik Shine scored all three goals in regulation for the Stars to record his second hat trick of the season. Lincoln converted on all three shootout attempts and goaltender Matt Green turned away all three Fargo attempts to earn the victory. Matt Leitner registered two points (1g, 1a) to push his point streak to five games and Corey Leivermann scored his third goal over the past four games for Fargo.
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