Stars Fall 5-2 After Game Slips Away Late
March 2, 2019 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Lincoln Stars News Release
Lincoln, NE - The Stars took on the Lancers for the second-consecutive night, but this time in front of a sold out crowd at the Ice Box.
The game picked up where yesterday's third period left off-an evenly matched, fast-paced period in which both sides generated chances, but couldn't find the back of the net. Jacob Mucitelli stopped all 10 shots he saw in the first, while Jon Mor was 11-for-11 for Omaha. At the end of the opening frame, the score was locked at zero.
A tight first gave way to a wide-open second. The Lancers struck first and second in the middle frame. Daniel Hilsendager scored from an impossible corner angle just 1:45 into play for his first goal of the year, putting the Lancers up 1-0. Logan Will followed it up at 12:18 with a rocket-wrister during a stretch of 4-on-4. The Stars answered back just 42 seconds later when Brock Bremer fired a shot through Ryan Carmichael to make it 2-1. Jaxon Nelson scored on a breakaway for Omaha at 15:11 to restore the Lancers two-goal lead. It would last just 2:45 as Mikey Colella put home a power play goal against Omaha's red-hot penalty to narrow the score 3-2. The goal chased starter Jon Mor in favor of Akira Schmid for the final 1:09 of the second and all of the third.
Schmid was lock down in the final stanza, as Omaha and Lincoln traded shifts and chances for the first 17 minutes of the third. After the Stars pulled Mucitelli, Aleksi Peltonen put home an empty net goal at 17:44. With 2:16 left, the Stars pulled Mucitelli again, only to see Jaxon Nelson score on the open net once more, sealing a 5-2 Omaha win. Schmid was excellent in relief, and though he won't get credit with the win, he was instrumental, going a perfect 13 for 13 in relief, and 37 of 38 against the Stars on the weekend.
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