USHL Saturday Night Rewind
Published on November 19, 2023 under United States Hockey League (USHL) News Release
Fargo 3, USA Hockey NTDP 2 shootout
After dropping a one-goal game Friday night, the winningest team in the USHL returned to the mean to pick up a one-goal win Saturday night. But it wasn't easy.
Fargo took a 1-0 lead over the USA Hockey NTDP on a power play marker from defenseman Leo Gruba at 19:02 of the first period. That lead didn't hold up for long with the NTDP getting a goal from Cole McKinney at 4:39 of the second period. And when Andrew O'Neill scored his second goal of the year at 15:39, the NTDP owned a 2-1 advantage after 40 minutes of action.
Fargo forward Lee Parks scored at 11:46 of the third to send the game into overtime.
Both teams were held off the scoresheet in the five-minute extra session and the Force claimed the win when Mac Swanson was the only player to score in the shootout.
Fargo netminder Hampton Slukynsky stopped 16 shots in the game and all three shots he faced in the shootout to record the win as the Force upped their record to 14-1-1-0 on the season.
Joey Slavik and Harrison Boettiger combined for 41 saves for the NTDP (6-8-0-1).
Madison 6, Green Bay 4
Austin Burnevik recorded a hat trick and assisted on another goal in pacing Madison to a 6-4 win at Green Bay Saturday.
The host Gamblers owned a 2-1 lead after the first period of play, getting on the board first when Josh Player scored less than 30 seconds into the contest. Rainers Rullers, who finished with a goal and two assists in the game, evened things up with a goal at 11:22 and Julian Lutz scored 30 seconds later, allowing Green Bay to regain the lead.
Burnevik's seventh goal of the season, which came at 5:10 of the second, knotted things at 2-2 and when James Hong scored at 10:04, the Capitols took the lead for the first time. The Gamblers refused to go away though, with Geno Carcone tallying at 11:28 and at the end the second, the score stood 3-3.
Max Nagel got his 10th goal of the season at 4:53 of the third, but the Gamblers responded at 8:08 with Mykhailo Danylov's first goal of the season. Madison went up 5-4 at 16:13 on Burnevik's second goal and when the Blaine, Minn., native completed the hat trick with his third goal of the game coming at 19:49, the Capitols claimed their first win in the last four outings.
Madison, which received 20 saves from Carsen Musser, upped its record to 9-5-2-1 with the win. Green Bay falls to 12-6-1-0 on the season with the loss.
Omaha 3, Lincoln 1
David Deputy scored twice and Mikhail Yegorov had 27 saves as Omaha picked up a 3-1 home win over Lincoln Saturday night.
Jamison Sluys's third goal of the season, which came at the 15:34 mark of the first period, opened the scoring in the game and after the first 20 minutes of action, the Lancers held a 1-0 lead.
Deputy, a Gurnee, Ill., native playing in his first season in the USHL, put Omaha up 2-0 when he scored at 12:02 of the second.
Lincoln finally solved Yegorov at 19:35 of the third period when Jack Pechar scored his sixth goal of the season. Deputy's empty-net goal with four seconds remaining in the game was the dagger though as Omaha won for the second time in the last four games.
Omaha is 3-12-2-0 with the win, while Lincoln drops to 3-11-0-2.
Muskegon 6, Tri-City 5
Muskegon snapped a four-game losing streak Saturday night by claiming a 6-5 road win at Tri-City.
The score stood 3-3 after the first period with the two teams combining for 35 shots on goal in the first 20 minutes of action.
Cameron Briere scored a shorthanded goal for the Storm to open the scoring at 3:12 and was joined on the scoresheet by Alex Bales and AJ LaCroix. Jack Galanek, Sacha Boisvert and Ryan Koering had goals for Muskegon.
Tri-City re-took the lead when Dallas Vieau scored at 8:48 of the second, but goals by Wilson Dahlheimer at 12:07 and Hunter Anderson at 16:55 gave the Lumberjacks a 5-4 lead after two periods.
It became a 6-4 Muskegon lead when Justin Solovey tallied his seventh of the year at 12:47. A Tri-City goal by Ryan Smith with just over a minute remaining brought the Storm within one, but the Lumberjacks were able to hold on the rest of the way to claim the win.
Paxton Geisel had 25 saves for Muskegon, while Ivan Zhigalov finished with 35 stops for Tri-City.
Waterloo 3, Des Moines 2 overtime
Including the game-winner in overtime, Griffin Erdman scored the last two goals of the game in lifting Waterloo to a 3-2 home win over Des Moines Saturday.
Following a scoreless opening 20 minutes of action, Des Moines forward Andrew Clarke opened the scoring in the game when he scored at 7:57 of the second period. Gavin Lindberg's power play marker at 10:34 evened the score at 1-1.
Paul Minnehan extended his point-scoring streak to four games when he scored at 7:43 of the third to give the Buccaneers a 2-1 lead, but Erdman's goal at 14:56 evened it up and sent the game into overtime.
Erdman scored the game-winner in overtime when he pounced on a rebound to put the puck into the net at 1:18.
Calvin Vachon had 25 saves for the Black Hawks to collect the win, while Jonathan Reinholdt turned aside 21 shots for the Bucs.
Chicago 2, Youngstown 1
Charlie Major scored in overtime as Chicago bested Youngstown 2-1 in Chicago Saturday night.
In a defensive battle that saw the two teams go scoreless through the first 20 minutes of action, the host Steel got on the board first on a Michael Hage goal at 7:14 of the second.
Playing in his first game for the Phantoms, Daniel Jencko scored at 8:45 of the third period and after 60 minutes of action, the score stood 1-1.
Then after taking the puck in the neutral zone, Major split the defense and beat Youngstown netminder Colin Winn with a backhander at 1:15 of the extra session to end it.
Louka Cloutier stopped 36 of 37 shots to get the decision for the Steel, while Winn had 24 saves for the Phantoms.
Dubuque 4, Cedar Rapids 2
Noah Powell scored twice and got the game-winner at Dubuque downed Cedar Rapids 4-2 Saturday night.
The win is the third in a row for the Fighting Saints who stand atop the Eastern Conference standings with an overall record of 13-2-1-2.
Dubuque opened the scoring in the game when Jake Sondreal found the back of the net at 15:37 of the opening stanza.
Zack Sharp's first goal of the season, which came at 16:16 of the second, brought the RoughRiders even and at the end of 40 minutes of play, the score stood 1-1.
Cedar Rapids went up 2-1 on Eric Kald's first career goal at 2:29 of the third, but Dubuque closed out the victory by scoring three unanswered goals in the last nine minutes of regulation. Powell got a power play goal at 11:16 and then scored an even-strength goal at 13:25. Michael Barron's insurance marker, which came to an empty net at 19:25, closed out the scoring in the game.
Kevin Reidler had 15 saves for the Fighting Saints and Rudy Guimond finished with 14 stops for the RoughRiders.
The USHL concludes action for this week with two games scheduled for Sunday.
Sunday in the USHL
Youngstown at Chicago - 3:05 PM CST
Waterloo at Sioux Falls - 4:05 PM CST
Be sure to check out ushl.com for more information.
United States Hockey League Stories from November 19, 2023
- Phantoms Silence Steel to Split Weekend Series - Chicago Steel
- Powell's Big Third Leads Saints to Win - Dubuque Fighting Saints
- Wild Third in Waterloo Win - Waterloo Black Hawks
- Four Goals in Third Period Not Enough for the Herd - Sioux Falls Stampede
- Burnevik Picks up Hat Trick, Caps Win 6-4 - Madison Capitols
- USHL Saturday Night Rewind - USHL
- Des Moines Falls in Overtime at Waterloo - Des Moines Buccaneers
- Lancers Defeat the Stars in a 3-1 Thriller - Omaha Lancers
- The Aftermath: Storm Drops 6-5 Decision to Lumberjacks - Tri-City Storm
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