USHL Lincoln Stars

Stars Overtake RoughRiders in 5-1 Win

Published on March 3, 2018 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
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Lincoln Stars Center Tristan Ashbrook
Lincoln Stars Center Tristan Ashbrook
(Lincoln Stars, Credit: Brandon Anderson, Lincoln Stars)

LINCOLN, Neb. - The Lincoln Stars (23-20-1-1) scored early and often in a 5-1 win over the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (17-22-6-1) on Saturday night at The Ice Box.

The Stars found life at the tail end of the period from forward Tristan Ashbrook with two tallies in the frame. At 15:53, Ashbrook found a seam from the blue line as a power play expired to take a 1-0 lead. Then, at 18:13, Ashbrook was led on a breakaway by forward Philippe Lapointe for his second of the night to double the lead, 2-0.

Stars defenseman Eero Terî=A4vî=A4inen continued the scoring at 3:26 of the second period with a shot from the blue line to triple the lead, 3-0. The Stars added two more goals on the power play starting with a tip by forward Dominick Mersch at 6:33 as well as a one-time shot from forward Philippe Lapointe at 19:21, stretching the lead to 5-0.

The RoughRiders broke through in the third period thanks to forward Nathan Smith at 11:27, but the Stars held firm to walk away with a 5-1 win. Stars netminder Tomáœ=A1 Vomá=C4=8Dka (17-16-0) halted 25 of 26 shots in the win. Blake Pietila (10-10-3) stopped 15 of 19 shots in the loss, and Jiri Patera saved 19 of 20 shots in relief.

The Stars begin a three-game weekend on Friday, Mar. 9 at 7:05 p.m. against the Dubuque Fighting Saints at Mystique Ice Center. Coverage is available on 93.7 The Ticket, Hockey TV and Lincoln Stars Radio.

The Stars return to the Ice Box on Saturday, Mar. 10 at 7:05 p.m. against the Omaha Lancers for American Outlaws Family Night, presented by West Gate Bank. 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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Lincoln Stars Center Tristan Ashbrook
Lincoln Stars Center Tristan Ashbrook
(Brandon Anderson, Lincoln Stars)		   



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