General | 2/20/2026 8:11:24 PM

After skating to a 2-2 tie against Dubuque after one period, Green Bay erupted for four straight goals to take a 6-2 lead early into the third. The Fighting Saints trimmed the deficit twice, but the Gamblers answered each time to secure an 8-4 win. Zach Wooten and Gavin Katz each scored twice for Green Bay, while Geno Carcone and Andrew O’Sullivan both recorded three assists.

Elsewhere around the league... Although idle tonight, Sioux Falls was the first team in the league to clinch a postseason berth... Muskegon built a 3-0 lead into the second period, but saw it slip away in the final minute as Sioux City’s Elias Vatne scored with 44 seconds remaining to seal a 4-3 win... NTDP carried a 1-0 lead through two periods until Tri-City tied it early in the final frame. The Storm completed the comeback when Brecken Smith scored with seven seconds left to stun the 17s, 2-1... Chicago’s 2-1 lead vanished early in the third when Cedar Rapids’ Sullivan Miller tied it up. After skating out regulation knotted up, James Scantlebury netted the overtime winner to lift the Steel to a 3-2 victory... Jet Kwajah and Jackson Nevers scored in the third to rally Madison past Des Moines, 2-1, at home... Alex Pelletier’s hat trick powered Lincoln past a persistent Fargo squad, 4-2, at the Ice Box... Youngstown scored in each frame to beat Waterloo 3-1 on the road. Phantoms Matej Teply led all scorers with two goals.

By The Numbers

4 - Games tonight with 40 or more shots by one team, with Muskegon leading the way with 42.

6 - Goals in the last four games for Dubuque's Caden Dabrowski.

9 - Game pointsteak for Muskegon's Melvin Novotny. The Buffalo Sabres draft pick has 13 points (4 goals, 9 assists) during the span.

22 - Day powerplay goal drought snapped by Lincoln when Alex Pelletier scored on the man advantage at 7:21 of the first period. The Stars ended up going 2-for-3 on the powerplay, getting another goal from Nate Pederson in the second.

62 - Points for the Green Bay Gamblers after tonight’s win, pulling them even with Dubuque for second place in the Eastern Conference.

Three Stars

1st Star: Alex Pelletier, F, Lincoln Stars
3G, 1A, +1, 3 shots

2nd Star: James Scantlebury, F, Chicago Steel
1G, GWG, 1A, E, 4 shots

3rd Star: Michal Pradel, G, Tri-City Storm
27 Saves, W

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).