February 6, 2010
Tri-City Storm goaltender Carsen Chubak recorded a shutout and Cedar Rapids RoughRiders forward Zach Lehrke scored two goals in a span of 14 seconds to lead their teams to victory on Friday. (USHL Images)
Lincoln Stars 0 @ Team USA 3
Brandon Saad scored two goals, including the game-winner, and goaltender Andy Iles made 34 saves to record his first USHL shutout and help Team USA to the victory. Saad has scored eight goals during his four-game goal streak. Austin Czarnik collected two points (1g, 1a) extending his point streak to nine games and scored a goal for the sixth consecutive game. Jon Merrill dished out two assists for Team USA's Under-18 squad which has won four straight games.
Waterloo Black Hawks 3 @ Youngstown Phantoms 1
Derek Arnold scored two goals in the third period, including the game-winner for the Black Hawks. Tyler Barnes scored his 20th goal of the season and goaltender C.J. Motte made 32 saves to post the victory for Waterloo. Taylor Holstrom scored the lone goal for the Phantoms.
Sioux City Musketeers 2 @ Des Moines Buccaneers 1 (SO)
Defenseman Dan Ford scored in regulation and in the shootout to lead the Musketeers to the win. Ford leads the USHL with five shootout goals. Billy Latta also converted in the shootout and goaltender Matt Skoff made 27 saves then turned away all four Des Moines attempts in the shootout. Mike Fink scored in regulation for the Buccaneers and goaltender Eric Mihalik made 32 saves in the loss.
Tri-City Storm 3 @ Green Bay Gamblers 0
Radoslav Illo scored two goals, including the game-winner, and goaltender Carsen Chubak had a 34-save shutout as the Storm halted the Gamblers win streak at 15 games. It was the first shutout of the season for Chuback. Anthony DeCenzo also scored for Tri-City and Jaden Schwartz dished out two assists to extend his point streak to four games.
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 5 @ Chicago Steel 2
After falling behind 2-0, the RoughRiders scored the next five goals, including three in the third period to win their seventh straight game. Zach Lehrke scored two goals in a span of 14 seconds in the third period, the first of which was his fifth game-winner of the season. Jordan DiGiando also scored a pair of goals for Cedar Rapids and goaltender Troy Grosenick made 31 saves to win his fourth straight start.
Omaha Lancers 3 @ Fargo Force 4
Chase Grant netted the game-winner as the Force won their fifth straight game, the fourth consecutive game that Grant has scored a goal. Garrett Allen and Nate Condon both scored shorthanded in a span of 22 second during the second period for Fargo. Erik Haula recorded three points (1g, 2a) for the Lancers extending his point streak to six games and the fourth straight game he has scored a goal.
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