The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders and Sioux City Musketeers faced off Sunday evening, with Cedar Rapids earning a 5-2 win.
 

By the Numbers
 

2 - Points for Henry Lechner in the opening period as Cedar Rapids jumped out to a 3-1 lead. Lechner assisted on Ruben Westerling’s goal at 5:51 before scoring at 16:36.
 

3 - First-period goals for Cedar Rapids on just nine shots. Carter Ernst opened the scoring on the power play at 2:27 before Westerling and Lechner added goals. Sioux City put 17 shots on net in the period.
 

39 - Seconds separated a pair of goals early in the third period. Dakotah Bailey scored shorthanded for Sioux City at 1:09 before Liam Fournier answered on the power play for Cedar Rapids at 1:48.
 

2 - Third-period assists for Lucas Siomos. He helped set up Fournier’s power-play goal at 1:48 before picking up another assist on Cade Sherman’s goal at 4:27.

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).