Review Gets Storm to OT, Force Wins, 3-2
January 30, 2016 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Tri-City Storm News Release
Fargo, ND. - An official USHL review judged a good Tri-City goal tied the Storm and the Fargo Force with 19.5 seconds left, forcing overtime before defenseman Jere Astren scored with 1:08 remaining in 3-on-3 to crash the Storm, 3-2, Saturday at Scheels Arena.
With 19.5 seconds left, Meyer tapped the puck at the left post past goalie Ryan Wischow, a goal that inched over the goal line, but play continued and referee after officials signaled no goal. Time ran off the clock before the review ensued.
Fargo fans thought the game had ended initially; time had expired, but referee Robert Lukkason, after watching the video review, judged the puck had fully crossed the line and called the play a good goal.
The goal restored 19.5 seconds left on the clock on Meyer's team-leading 21st of the season.
Before Astren's overtime goal, Jake Kielly tied a season-high 39 saves, helping Tri-City earn a three-point weekend and stay in sole possession of second in the Western Conference at 44 points.
Before the final-minute madness, Fargo attempted the first eight shots of the first. Kielly was perfect in the opening frame, denying 13 shots. Wischow made 26 shots in total, including eight in the first.
The Force had carryover power-play time into the second and in the dying seconds of Nico Sturm's boarding penalty, Fargo scored the first goal. Zach Yon found a right-side rebound and jammed it past a sliding Kielly. Griffin Foulk and Bradley Johnson took the assists at 1:08 of the second.
Tri-City's Alex Limoges scored six minutes later to even the game at one. Starting from the right red line, Limoges drove directly from the blue line to the circle and shot a puck that fooled Wischow on the glove side.
Wade Allison and Dan Labosky, keeping the linemates among the hottest players in the league; Labosky has points in seven straight games, best in the league, while Allison has points in six straight.
Denis Smirnov broke the tie at 6:54 of the third, unassisted, to give the Force a 2-1 lead.
The Storm travels to Youngstown, OH for a pair of games against the Phantoms next Friday and Saturday at 6:05 p.m. The Viaero Wireless Pregame Show starts at 5:45 p.m. for both games. Tri-City is next at home on Feb. 19 against Sioux Falls for Thunderstruck Night, with a Free Kids Friday and a special thunderstick giveaway. Listen to the Storm's games on the Breeze 94.5 FM with David Fine.
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