General | 10/3/2026 8:49:54 PM
Fargo posts a shutout, Madison wins in a shootout and Green Bay takes an overtime victory.
Samuel Courtemanche’s hat trick powered Tri-City to a 7–3 win over Des Moines, while Cedar Rapids rallied from a two-goal deficit to take a 5–4 lead over Dubuque. Fargo scored four times in the third period to shut out Youngstown 4–0. Madison erased three one-goal deficits before beating Muskegon 4–3 in a shootout, and Holden Pajor’s overtime goal lifted Green Bay past Chicago 2–1. Sioux City got goals from five different players in a 5–3 win over Sioux Falls despite being outshot 41–20.
By the Numbers
2 – Goals for Cedar Rapids’ Jackson Fox, who scored shorthanded at the end of the first period and on the power play late in the second against Dubuque.
3 – Goals for Samuel Courtemanche in Tri-City’s 7–3 win over Des Moines. He scored twice in the first period and completed his hat trick at 18:38 of the third.
3 – One-goal deficits erased by Madison in its 4–3 shootout win over Muskegon. Logan Lutner scored the first two tying goals, and Landon MacSwain supplied the third.
3 – Unanswered goals for Cedar Rapids after Dubuque took a 4–2 lead. Jackson Fox brought the RoughRiders within one, Ruben Westerling tied it early in the third, and David Bosco put Cedar Rapids ahead at 9:00.
4 – Third-period goals for Fargo after 40 scoreless minutes against Youngstown. Lauri Kouhia led the Force with two goals and an assist in the 4–0 win.
5 – Unanswered first-period goals for Tri-City after Des Moines opened the scoring. Samuel Courtemanche tied it just 24 seconds later, starting the Storm’s five-goal period.
6 – Goals this season for Muskegon’s Zaac Charbonneau, who scored twice against Madison.
8 – Sioux Falls power plays killed by Sioux City in nine opportunities. Gavin Carr also scored shorthanded in the second period for what proved to be the game-winning goal.
33 – Chicago shots turned aside in Green Bay’s 2–1 overtime win. Cade Strom tied the game with 1:51 remaining in regulation before Holden Pajor scored unassisted at 3:13 of overtime.
38 – Sioux Falls shots turned aside as Sioux City won 5–3 despite being outshot 41–20. Juho Kuisma, Daniil Butin, Max Anderson, Gavin Carr and Dakotah Bailey scored for the Musketeers.
About the USHL
The United States Hockey League (USHL) and its 16 teams are committed to being the world's leading junior hockey league. This season, more than 50% of NCAA Division I men's hockey players and nearly 25% of NHL players have USHL experience. The USHL has developed more than 315 direct NHL Draft picks since 2020, and nine of the last 10 Hobey Baker Award winners, including Macklin Celebrini (Chicago Steel).
Elevated through the recently announced Declaration of Excellence with the NHL and USA Hockey, the league's player-first approach, including a 2:1 practice-to-game ratio and a schedule with 90% of games played on weekends, provides its players with the optimal environment for athletic and personal growth, creating pathways for the next generation of stars like Auston Matthews (NTDP), Kyle Connor (Youngstown Phantoms), Jeremy Swayman (Sioux Falls Stampede), and Johnny Gaudreau (Dubuque Fighting Saints).