Lancers Rough Up Cedar Rapids, 5-3
Published on January 11, 2014 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Omaha Lancers News Release
RALSTON, NE - Thanks to a balanced scoring effort that saw 12 different players earn a point in the game, the Omaha Lancers overcame the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders on Saturday by a final score of 5-3 at Ralston Arena in front of a sellout crowd of 3,657. With the win, the Lancers improved to 25-6-4 overall this season and with 54 points, remain alone atop the Western Conference and overall USHL standings. Saturday's capacity crowd marked the Lancers' third consecutive sellout this season at Ralston Arena.
After a lengthy feeling-out period against an unfamiliar foe, the Lancers drew first blood at 9:13 of the opening frame when Jake Randolph roofed a Gage Hough rebound over Cedar Rapids goaltender Danny Tirone to claim a 1-0 lead for Omaha with Tyler Vesel collecting a secondary assist on the play. A 'Rider response was quick in coming though, as Corey Petrash leveled the score at 13:35 when he squeaked a backhand offering through the short side on Lancers goaltender Cole Bruns to tie the game at one.
In the middle frame, the Lancers again seized control at 3:23 when Nash Worden redirected a Louie Rowe shot that was set up by Austin Pooley to reclaim a Lancer advantage at 2-1 Omaha. Tyler Hynes ballooned the lead to 3-1 with a patient wrist shot that found paydirt at 12:14, assisted by Brian Williams and Jake Henderson, but an Andrew Oglevie power-play goal at 15:42 drew Cedar Rapids within one at 3-2 after two periods of play.
The RoughRiders made things interesting in the third, as Oglevie's second of the night tied the game at three at 5:19, but Omaha responded after a tense stretch with what proved to be the game-winning goal, a Matt Nelson power-play ripper from the center point at 7:22, assisted by Jimmy Schuldt and Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson. A Tyler Vesel empty-netter at 19:04 sealed the deal for Omaha as the Lancers skated away 5-3 winners for the second straight night.
Next up for the Lancers, it's a Friday clash with the Tri-City Storm at Ralston Arena in the final tilt of the two teams' marathon nine-game season series on "Ted & Kathy Baer Appreciation Night" and "Microbrews, Men & Hockey Night" with the opening faceoff set for 7:05 pm. Full coverage of Friday's game begins with the "Valpak Pregame Show" at 6:50 pm on the Lancers' flagship station, "The Mighty" 1290 KOIL with Lancers broadcaster Tony Brown providing the play-by-play.
In 2013-14, the five-time Anderson Cup and seven-time Clark Cup Champion Omaha Lancers drop the puck on their 28th season in the USHL. Season ticket packages for the Lancers' second campaign at the state-of-the-art Ralston Arena are available now starting at just $12.50 per game! To reserve your seats, contact the Lancers' ticket office today at 402-344-7825, extension 1, or log on to www.lancers.com for more information. Be sure to follow the Lancers on Twitter @OmahaLancers and don't forget to 'Like' the official "Omaha Lancers" fan page on Facebook.
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