Gameday Essentials: Fargo
Published on January 29, 2021 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Sioux City Musketeers News Release
FARGO (15-7-2) @ SIOUX CITY (9-11-1)
Where: Tyson Events Center Fleet Farm Arena - Sioux City, IA
When: Friday, January 29th (7:05pm)
Media: HockeyTV, FOX Sports 620 KMNS, iHeartRadio
Matchup: These two teams will meet for the third time this season, with Sioux City coming out on top in each of the first two matchups. The Musketeers won 6-3 at Fargo on December 29 before skating to a 6-2 home victory on January 10. No other team has scored six goals against the Force in a single game this season.
About Fargo: The Force enter Friday's game atop the Western Conference standings with 32 points, six points ahead of second-place Omaha and 13 points ahead of the fifth-place Musketeers. Fargo is coming off a two-game split against Des Moines last weekend, falling 4-2 on Friday before bouncing back 3-2 on Saturday. Fargo has scored a conference-best 80 goals this season but has allowed 67 goals in 24 games, the third-worst margin in the West. Four of Fargo's seven losses this season have come over the course of their last six games, which includes their most recent trip to the Tyson Events Center in early January.
Team Comparison:
Fargo Sioux City
6-3-2 (14 points) Away/Home 4-6-0 (8 points)
15.2% (12th) Power Play % 14.7% (13th)
77.1% (7th) Penalty Kill % 84.9% (4th)
347 (3rd) Penalty Minutes 320 (6th)
6-4-0 (12 points) Last Ten Games 5-4-1 (11 points)
Six-player tie (7) Most Goals B. Carrabes/J. Hryckowian (8)
R. Siedem (16) Most Assists B. Carrabes (9)
J. Davidson (22) Most Points B. Carrabes (17)
B. Boynton (2.28) Best GAA A. Schmid (2.47)
B. Boynton (.913) Best Save % A. Schmid (.896)
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