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December 31, 2024 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Lincoln Stars News Release
STARS vs. LANCERS
When: Tuesday, Dec. 31 at 6:05 p.m.
Where: Ice Box
Tickets: lincolnstars.com
Watch: Flo Hockey (flohockey.tv/teams/7940438-lincoln-stars)
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Three Keys To The Game Presented By Nebraska Department Of Transportation
Key 1: End 2024 Strong
- Tonight wraps up the 2024 calendar year and the Stars enter with a 36-26-4-0 record, regular season and postseason games included. It is also the Stars' first time hosting a game on New Year's Eve since their inaugural season. Lincoln has dropped its two previous New Year's Eve tilts against Omaha with a 5-2 loss in 1996 and a 6-3 loss in 2006. The Stars are 10-14-0-1 all-time on New Year's Eve.
Key 2: Score First
- The Lancers have only scored first 12 times this season and are 3-5-4-0 when doing so. That is good for a tie of the third-fewest times scoring first in the USHL. The Stars scored first on Saturday against Tri-City to snap a stretch of three straight games allowing the game's first goal. Lincoln is 13-1 when scoring first.
Key 3: Penalty Kill Performance
- The Stars' power play leads the USHL at 28.9-percent and has scored twice in back-to-back games but the penalty kill put forth a season-best effort on Saturday. Lincoln killed off all six power plays for its best penalty-killing effort since going 5-for-5 at Dubuque Dec. 2, 2023. The Stars 83-percent penalty kill is fourth-best in the USHL but Lincoln is one of three teams that has not scored a shorthanded goal yet.
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United States Hockey League Stories from December 31, 2024
- 2024 Ends in Frustration - Waterloo Black Hawks
- Stars Earn Third Straight Win to Close out 2024 - Lincoln Stars
- Saints Take Down Black Hawks on Tuesday - Dubuque Fighting Saints
- Lincoln Pulls Away from Omaha - Omaha Lancers
- Stampede End 2024 on a High Note - Sioux Falls Stampede
- Moffatt Exits with Injury in the 3rd Period, CR Scores 5 to Win - Green Bay Gamblers
- Four Musketeers Selected to Chipotle All-American Game - Sioux City Musketeers
- Ivan Ryabkin Joins Lumberjacks Ahead of Second Half - Muskegon Lumberjacks
- Gameday Preview - Lincoln Stars
- Omaha Swaps Goalies and Picks with Waterloo - Omaha Lancers
- Hendrickson Headed for Waterloo - Waterloo Black Hawks
- Fighting Five: Saints Visit Black Hawks to Finish 2024 - Dubuque Fighting Saints
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