Lincoln took on Sioux Falls on Saturday looking to snap a five-game losing streak.
The Lincoln Stars have hit a critical stretch at the end of February. A 4-2 loss Saturday to Sioux Falls at the Ice Box did not make it any easier.
Highlights from Tuesday's game at the Ice Box.
Highlights from the Friday's action at the rink.
Highlights from Saturday's action on the ice.
Friday: Lincoln 6, Sioux Falls 5, SO.
Tyler Dunbar is a four-year veteran of the USHL and adds a load of playoff experience to the Stars' back line.
Highlights from Saturday's Stars' hockey game.
Highlights from the Stars' game Friday at Waterloo.
Highlights from Friday's hockey action at the Ice Box.
Highlights from Saturday's USHL game at the Ice Box.
In their last matchup, the Storm scored just 26 seconds into the game. The Stars hope to avoid that when they play Tri-City twice this weekend.
The Stars excelled on special teams, scoring four power-play goals over the weekend and went 9-for-9 on penalty kills, including a 3-for-3 performance Saturday.
Lincoln scored three goals in a less-than-four-minute span in the first period. Michael Mesic tallied the eventual game-winning goal in period one followed by Tanner Ludtke's 14th of the season.
The Stars scored three times in the second period on the way to a 5-3 win over Tri-City at the Ice Box.
Lincoln started 9-0 this season when leading at the start of the final period and watched that streak end as the Storm tied the game 2-2 with 50.1 seconds remaining.
Lincoln (13-7-0) is 7-1 in its last eight games at the Ice Box and 7-2 overall at home. Saturday's victory snapped Fargo's nine-game point streak.
For players from other nations, life in the United States can be an eye-opening experience. But trips to Hy-Vee — and Memorial Stadium — have helped.
Force scores four straight goals to take control in first of two at the Ice Box.
Friday: Lincoln 3, Des Moines 2.
Keaton Peters scored twice, but it was a USHL first for Marian Mosko that proved the difference for the Lincoln Stars.
Lincoln is off to a hot start to the season, but if you ask the Stars, they're focused more on the "process" than wins or losses right now.