Stars Fall Late to Lancers, 4-3
Published on February 16, 2018 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Lincoln Stars News Release
LINCOLN, Neb. - The Lincoln Stars (18-20-0-1) played valiantly in a late 4-3 loss to the Omaha Lancers (28-10-2-1) on Friday night at the Ice Box.
After heavy pressure from the Stars early on, Lancers defenseman Hunter Carrick floated a shot from the right point through traffic at 16:13 to take a 1-0 lead. At 18:47, Stars forward Dominick Mersch deflected a shot coming from defenseman Carter Long to beat the netminder and tie the game, 1-1.
The Stars earned their first lead of the night, 2-1, at 4:26 with a shot from the left circle by forward Casey Dornbach after a turnover. The Lancers answered with two goals from forwards Filip Suchy and Brendan Furry at 9:35 and 10:46, respectively, to take back the advantage at 3-2. Stars forward Paul Cotter tied the game again with a perfectly placed shot from the left circle, sending the game into the third period level at 3-3.
After a clean and scoreless majority of the third period, a late power play for the Lancers gives Suchy the chance to take the 4-3 lead at 19:39 as well as the win.
Lancers netminder Zach Driscoll (17-5-1) saved all 11 shots in relief for the win, and Vincent Purpura stopped 17 of 20 shots. Stars goaltender Tomáš Vomá?ka (12-16-0) halted 22 of 26 shots in the loss. The Stars head to Ralston Arena on Saturday, Feb. 17 at 7:05 p.m. to complete their home-and-home series against the Lancers. Coverage is available on 93.7 The Ticket, Hockey TV and Lincoln Stars Radio.
Faith & Family Day returns to the Ice Box on Sunday, Feb. 18 at 2:05 p.m. against the Dubuque Fighting Saints. Group and jump-in season tickets for the 2017-18 season are available by calling 402-474-7827. The Stars mobile app is also available in the iTunes and Google 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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