Stampede Host Fargo Tomorrow Night in Battle for Final Playoff Spot
April 7, 2016 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Sioux Falls Stampede News Release
It's all come down to this....one final home game and one final road game. The Herd (30-24-4) face the Fargo Force (31-25-2) in a home-and-home series for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Herd host Fargo tomorrow (Friday) at 7:05 PM inside the PREMIER Center for their final regular season home game. Tickets for tomorrow's game are available through the KELOLAND Box Office or any Ticketmaster location. Show your support and wear blue! The Herd will then travel up I-29 to Fargo on Saturday to face the Force at 7:05 PM.
If the Stampede can defeat Fargo in regulation on Friday they will clinch the final playoff spot. The Force need to defeat the Stampede twice or win once and earn a point in overtime to clinch a spot. Should Fargo win or the game go to overtime on Friday, who advances to the postseason would all come down to Saturday's game in Fargo.
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PLAYOFF STANDINGS
With three games to go in the regular season, here is how the playoff picture looks in the West entering the final week. Note: GR=Games Remaining, ELM=Eliminated.
*1. Tri-City 72 PTS: GR: 2
2. Lincoln 67 PTS: GR: 2
3. Waterloo 67 PTS: GR 2
4. Fargo 64 PTS: GR: 2
4. STAMPEDE 64 PTS: GR 2
6. Omaha 53 PTS: ELM
7. Des Moines 52 PTS: ELM
8. Sioux City 41 PTS: ELM
*=Clinched playoff berth
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