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Stars Can't Rally in Dubuque, Fall 4-2

January 12, 2019 - United States Hockey League (USHL) - Lincoln Stars News Release


Dubuque, IA - The Stars traveled east to Dubuque Saturday night in search of their second-straight road win.

Things started poorly. In the game's first minute, Matias Maccelli sprung free on a breakaway and beat Tyler Johnson for the 1-0 lead. Johnson was excellent for the remainder of a heavy chance period for Dubuque. 13 more shots were sent Johnson's way, and not a one found the twine. The Stars struggled to put shots on net on the other end, as the team began trying new line combinations to generate better quality chances. Through the line juggling, Dubuque's Matthew Thiessen answered each Lincoln challenge, protecting the 1-0 lead through the end of the first.

Lincoln bolted out of the gates in the second. Getting a near miss from Caleb Rule on their first rush up ice set up an offensive zone draw in the first 15 seconds of the middle period. On the very next shift, Rule chipped a puck off of Thiessen which kicked out to Shane Pinto who buried the rebound to tie the game at one. Mason Klee picked up the secondary helper on the score. Galvanized, the Saints erupted. The top line chipped in another goal for the Saints when Matias Maccelli found Logan Pietila on a perfect feed from the corner to quickly re-take the lead. Chris Lipe picked up the additional assist on the score. Midway through the period, Willie Knierim found Verners Egle on a 2-on-1 for a 3-1 lead at 10:37. On a power play two minutes later, Egle found Dallas Tulik to build a 4-1 lead that held through the end of the second.

The Stars had better push in the third. They fended off early chances from the Saints, and responded with a goal five minutes in. After Mason Klee pushed the puck deep into the offensive zone, Josiah Slavin filtered a puck in front to Tristan Ashbrook who beat Thiessen with a wrister to cut the deficit to two. Through the remainder of the period, the Stars pushed play into the attacking in end, but saw their rallies grow shorter as time ground away. The final push with the net empty failed to produce necessary scores to keep play going, and at the horn, the Stars dropped their third straight game.

The Stars return to action on Thursday, January 17th when they travel to Madison to take on the Capitols.

Next Sunday, Faith & Family Day returns to the Ice Box for another matinee for an afternoon of faith and community as well as a post-game skate with the Stars and a playing of the movie Facing the Giants. A portion of ticket sales for Faith & Family Day will benefit Food for the Hungry, a faith-based mission to build clean water solutions in third-world countries. Last year, the Stars and the Lincoln Stars Foundation helped to raise over $230,000 toward clean water initiatives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Order your tickets today!

Enjoy All You Can Eat Hockey at single games by purchasing a group of five or more, or grab one of our multi-game memberships to secure the same seat each game. Parking is completely FREE this season!


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