Weekend Preview: Saturday Night Matchup in Fargo

September 29, 2023 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Omaha Lancers News Release

FARGO, ND. - The Omaha Lancers are looking to bounce back from a tough Fall Classic as they take on the Fargo Force Saturday Night.

OMAHA VS. FARGO SO FAR:

The Omaha Lancers and the Fargo Force will meet for the 101st time of the regular season with the Lancers holding the all-time advantage in this series with a record of 56-35-3-6. However, Fargo has historically presented numerous challenges for Omaha, as they are one of the very few teams to out-shoot Omaha in its 15 years of existence totaling 2,926 shots on goal all-time, while the Lancers have totaled 2,852 shots on goal respectively against the Force. The Lancers have been dominant against Fargo at Scheels Arena historically speaking, as coming into Saturday night's game the Lancers hold an all-time regular season record against Fargo of 33-13-1-2 at Scheels Arena.

GAME INFO

WHEN: Saturday, September 30, 6:05 PM CST

WHERE: Scheels Arena, Fargo, ND.

WATCH: FloSports

LISTEN: Mixlr

TEAM NOTES:

Omaha Lancers (0-2-0-0) 0 Points- Tied 7th Place Western Conference

The Lancers also have the most penalty minutes in the Western Conference with 65, next closest being 24 penalty minutes held by Sioux Falls.

All four goals scored by Omaha through the first two games were scored by four different players. All of which had played at least one game in the USHL prior to this season.

Fargo Force (2-0-0-0) 4 Points- Tied 1st Place Western Conference

Mac Swanson is the leading returning scorer for the Force from a season ago tallying an impressive 55 points in 57 games played.

Leo Gruba is tied for second in scoring for defenseman in the early going; picking up 3 points in two games.

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