Stars Charge by Stampede, 5-2
Published on March 11, 2018 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Lincoln Stars News Release
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Lincoln Stars (26-20-1-1) remained perfect in the three-game weekend with a 5-2 win over the Sioux Falls Stampede (27-14-4-4) on Sunday night at the Denny Sanford Premier Center.
On the first shift, Stars forward Casey Dornbach led forward Ashton Calder on a 2-on-1 rush and fed him an open shot at 0:43 to take a 1-0 lead. The Stars cashed in again a few minutes later move ahead, 2-0, at 5:29 thanks to forward Tristan Ashbrook following a turnover caused by forward Austin Magera.
The Stars spread the lead to 3-0 at 8:49 when forward Josiah Slavin punched in a rebound following another Magera turnover. The Stampede found their first answer of the night at 11:09 on a power play goal by forward Artem Ivanyuzhenkov, cutting the lead to 3-1.
Slavin slotted his second goal of the night at 3:08 of the third period on a shot from the high slot to spread the lead to 4-1. Stars forward Devlin McCabe added another tally at 13:12 with a shot from the left circle, spreading the lead to 5-1. Ivanyuzhenkov scored his second of the night at 17:30 on the power play, but the Stars prevailed in a 5-2 win.
Stars netminder Tomáš Vomá?ka (19-16-0) stopped 26 of 28 shots in the win, while Stampede goaltender Jaxson Stauber (8-6-3) halted 30 of 35 shots in the loss. The Stars return to the Ice Box on Thursday, Mar. 15 at 7:05 p.m. against the Des Moines Buccaneers. Tickets are available by calling 402-474-7827, going to LincolnStars.com or stopping by the box office. Coverage is available on 93.7 The Ticket, Hockey TV and Lincoln Stars Radio.
Come see the big announcement on Saturday, Apr. 7 at 6:00 p.m. just before the final home game of the 2017-18 regular season. Group tickets for the remainder of the 2017-18 season are available by calling 402-474-7827. The Stars mobile app is also available in the iTunes and Play stores with "tap to buy" tickets, in-game push notifications and a rewards program that puts fans in the skates of a player.
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