Weekend Preview: Sioux Falls

January 30, 2021 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Sioux City Musketeers News Release

SIOUX FALLS (10-12-1) @ SIOUX CITY (10-11-1)

Where: Tyson Events Center Fleet Farm Arena - Sioux City, IA

When: Saturday, January 30th (7:05pm) and Sunday, January 31st (3:05pm)

Media: HockeyTV, FOX Sports 620 KMNS, iHeartRadio

Matchup: This weekend will feature the fourth and fifth meetings of the season between the I-29 rivals. Sioux Falls won the first matchup 3-2 in overtime on January 14th but the Musketeers bounced back with a 4-3 victory the following night. The series shifted to the Tyson Events Center the following afternoon where Sioux City cruised to a 6-2 win. The two squads are set to face-off five more times following this weekend's series.

About Sioux Falls: The Stampede come to Sioux City having won their last two games; topping Omaha 4-1 last Saturday before rolling past Lincoln 10-4 on Friday. Fifth place in the Western Conference will on the line this weekend as each team enters Saturday's contest with 21 points (Sioux City has one game in hand on Sioux Falls). The Stampede boast the second-most prolific scoring offense in the West, tallying 73 goals in 23 games. However they've allowed 78 goals this season, tied for most in the conference. Special teams have been effective for Sioux Falls this year, ranking sixth in the league in both power play and penalty kill.

Team Comparison

Sioux Falls Sioux City

5-5-0 (10 points) Away/Home 5-6-0 (10 points)

23.3 (6th) Power Play % 14.7% (13th)

81.3 (6th) Penalty Kill % 83.6% (4th)

253 (11th) Penalty Minutes 324 (6th)

4-6-0 (8 points) Last Ten Games 5-4-1 (11 points)

M. Citara (10) Most Goals Three-way tie (8)

G. Pinoniemi (17) Most Assists C. Bradley (10)

Citara/Pinoniemi (22) Most Points C. Bradley (18)

T. Burnham (3.09) Best GAA A. Schmid (2.43)

T. Burnham (.903) Best Save % A. Schmid (.896)

Check out the Sioux City Musketeers Statistics

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