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Omaha Lancers News & Notes - Week 21

February 12, 2013 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
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Ralston, Neb. - The Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League (USHL) look to carry the momentum from their victory in the Mutual of Omaha Battles on Ice last Saturday into a busy three-game week against a pair of Western Conference rivals.

Omaha matched its longest winning streak of the season last weekend when the Lancers won back-to-back games for the team's fourth and fifth consecutive victories. First, Omaha prevailed with a 2-1 shootout victory in Des Moines on Friday after Tyler Moy scored the only goal in the shootout while Cole Bruns registered 35 saves during regulation and overtime before thwarting all three Buccaneers attempts in the extra session. The Lancers then claimed their fifth straight triumph and 10th win in the last 11 games with a 4-2 victory over the Lincoln Stars on Saturday in the Mutual of Omaha Battles on Ice at TD Ameritrade Park. Gage Hough and Robbie Baillargeon each scored twice as 13,523 fans enjoyed the USHL's first ever outdoor game. Alex Lyon backstopped the victory with 42 saves as the veteran netminder claimed his fourth straight win and eighth victory in his last nine starts.

The Lancers have little time to rest on their outdoor victory though as the team returns to action tomorrow evening as it opens up a home-and-home series with the Sioux Falls Stampede. Sioux Falls (29-11-2, 60 pts.) suffered a 7-1 loss to the Waterloo Black Hawks last Friday in its only game of the week. Waterloo's Justin Kloos registered five points while Taylor Cammarata and Zach Stepan each chipped in four points apiece for the Hawks as the Stampede suffered just their fourth loss over the last 17 games. Sioux Falls does enter tomorrow's showdown at Ralston Arena having dropped three of its last four games, including a 5-3 defeat to the Lancers in the most recent head-to-head showdown back on January 30th. After tomorrow's contest, the two teams reconvene at the Sioux Falls Arena on Friday before the Stampede close out their busy week at home on Saturday against Lincoln.

Meanwhile, Omaha wraps up its busy three-game week with a home game of its own Saturday as the Lancers return to Ralston Arena to take on the Tri-City Storm. Tri-City (18-21-4, 40 pts.) dropped a pair of one-goal decisions last weekend suffering a 4-3 defeat in Lincoln on Friday before returning home Saturday only to absorb a 3-2 setback to the Fargo Force. The Storm enter the week having dropped five of their last eight contests and eight of 12 overall. Saturday's showdown will be Tri-City's third game in as many days as the Storm open up a busy three-game week of their own Thursday at home against Lincoln before heading up to Sioux City on Friday to battle the Musketeers.

Omaha Notes:

Omaha Lancers - 27-17-0, 54 pts. (4th Western Conference)

- Omaha enters the week in sole possession of fourth place in the Western Conference. The Lancers are presently just one point behind third-place Waterloo and three standings points behind second-place Fargo. Meanwhile, Omaha now holds a three-point edge over Lincoln for the fourth and final playoff spot in the West. The Stars have played two fewer games than the Lancers to date.

- The Lancers enter the week in the midst of a season-high five-game winning streak and have won 10 of their last 11 games overall. It's the third time this season Omaha has won five straight contests (11/9/12-11/21/12, 1/12/13-1/25/13 and 1/30/13-Present). During the team's recent run, the Lancers have outscored their opposition 37-25. Meanwhile, Omaha has recorded eight power play goals over its last 11 games while surrendering just three man-advantage markers against (all in 8-1 loss vs. Waterloo, 1/26/13).

- F Robbie Baillargeon leads all Lancers in scoring this season with 35 points (16 goals, 19 assists). Committed to Boston University, Baillargeon leads all Lancers with 16 goals and has tallied 20 points in 18 games since coming to Omaha in a trade with the Indiana Ice.

- G Alex Lyon has started nine of the team's last 10 games and has produced an 8-1 record during that stretch. Committed to Yale University, Lyon is second among all USHL goaltenders with 20 wins this season and also boasts the league's second-best save percentage (.922).

- Omaha is 13-7 at home this season and has outscored its opposition 59-57 in 20 prior home contests. Meanwhile, the Lancers are 14-10 on the road this year and have outscored their opponents 69-62 in 24 prior games away from Ralston Arena. Omaha enters the week in the midst of a season-high five-game road winning streak.

- Omaha's power play currently ranks third overall at 20.1%. The Lancers are 20-5 when scoring a power play goal this season. Meanwhile, Omaha's penalty kill remains first among all USHL teams at 86.4% and the Lancers have surrendered zero power play goals against in 30 of 44 games this season.

Opponents Notes:

Wednesday, February 13 vs. Sioux Falls - 29-11-2, 60 pts. (1st Western Conference)

Friday, February 15 @ Sioux Falls

- Wednesday and Friday's contests mark the fourth and fifth of eight total meetings during the 2012-13 regular season between the Sioux Falls Stampede and Omaha Lancers. Omaha is 2-1 against Sioux Falls this season and claimed the last two get-togethers with 5-1 and 5-3 victories at Ralston Arena on December 16th and January 30th respectively.

- The Stampede enter the week in sole possession of first place in the Western Conference. Sioux Falls holds a three-point lead over second-place Fargo and leads third-place Waterloo by five standings points. Meanwhile, the Stampede trail the Dubuque Fighting Saints by nine points for the top position in the overall USHL standings.

- Omaha's Connor Chatham leads all scorers in the season series with five points (3 goals, 2 assists) through the first three meetings while Lancers' F Jake Randolph and Sioux Falls' F Kyle Schempp are second with four points each.

- F C.J. Franklin and F Dennis Kravchenko are tied for the team lead in scoring with 37 points apiece. Franklin has registered 19 goals and 18 assists this season while Kravchenko has tallied 15 goals and 22 assists this year.

- Sioux Falls is 12-6-2 on the road this season and has outscored its opposition 65-58 in 20 prior road contests. Meanwhile, the Stampede are 17-5 at home and have outscored their opposition 96-71 in 22 prior games at the Sioux Falls Arena.

- Sioux Falls' power play enters the week ranked sixth overall at 18.8% while the Stampede's penalty kill is sixth as well at 82.3%. Sioux Falls is 1-for-11 (9.1%) on the power play against the Lancers while Omaha's power play is 3-for-11 (27.3%) head-to-head against Sioux Falls.

Saturday, February 16 vs. Tri-City - 18-21-4, 40 pts. (7th Western Conference)

- Saturday's contest marks the sixth of eight total meetings during the 2012-13 regular season between the Tri-City Storm and Omaha Lancers. Omaha is just 1-4 against Tri-City this season and the Lancers have dropped four straight meetings with the Storm entering Saturday's showdown. Tri-City claimed the most recent get-together with a 3-2 victory at Ralston Arena back on December 29th. Three of the first five games in the season series have been decided by a single goal (all Tri-City wins).

- The Storm enter the week in sole possession of seventh place in the Western Conference standings. Tri-City trails sixth-place Des Moines by just three points but is a full 14 standings points behind Omaha for the fourth and final playoff spot in the West. The Storm have played one fewer game than the Lancers to date.

- Tri-City's Tim Bonner leads all scorers in the season series with six points (goal, 5 assists) through the first five meetings while Chatham and the Storm's Jared Linnell and Michael Vecchione are tied for second with five points each.

- F Trevor Moore leads all Storm skaters in scoring with 44 points this season. Committed to the University of Denver, Moore is tied for the team lead with 17 goals and leads all Tri-City skaters with 27 assists.

- Tri-City is 7-10-3 on the road this season and has been outscored 69-57 in 20 prior road contests. The Storm are 2-0 at Ralston Arena this season following 3-0 and 3-2 wins over the Lancers on October 26th and December 29th respectively.

- Tri-City's power play enters the week ranked fifth overall at 18.8% while the team's penalty kill is ninth among the 16 USHL teams at 81.4%. The Storm's power play is 0-for-9 against the Lancers while Omaha's man-advantage is 4-for17 (23.5%) in five prior meetings with Tri-City.

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