General | 2/13/2026 8:51:52 PM

Leo Henriquez backstopped the Green Bay Gamblers to a shutout victory over the Lincoln Stars to headline league action tonight.

The Muskegon Lumberjacks rallied for a come-from-behind win over the Youngstown Phantoms on an overtime goal from Chuck Blanchard, while Riley Zupfer delivered some late-game heroics to lift the Des Moines Buccaneers past the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders.

Jackson Crowder stayed red-hot, helping power the Chicago Steel to a win over the Waterloo Black Hawks. Elsewhere, the Dubuque Fighting Saints, Fargo Force, and Sioux Falls Stampede each earned convincing victories to round out the night’s slate.

By The Numbers

7 - Game pointstreak continues on for Chicago's Jackson Crowder.

20 - Goals on the season for Muskegon's Drew Stewart and Sioux Falls forwards Brock Schultz and Cooper Soller.

23 - Career power play goals for Youngstown's Evan Jardine, a Phantom's team record.

36 - Seconds is all it took for Green Bay's Landon Hafele to score the eventual game-winner for the Gamblers tonight in their game against Lincoln.

100 - Games played in the USHL for Omaha's Lefty Markonidis.

Three Stars

1st Star: Leo Henriquez, G, Green Bay Gamblers
22 Saves, W, Shutout

2nd Star: Chuck Blanchard, F, Muskegon Lumberjacks
1G, 1A, +2, OT GWG

3rd Star: Riley Zupfer, F, Des Moines Buccaneers
1G, GWG

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 285 direct NHL Draft picks since 2020, and eight 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).