DUBUQUE, Iowa – The Tri-City Storm begin a two-game series with the Dubuque Fighting Saints on Friday night at ImOn Arena. Puckdrop is scheduled for 7:05 pm. 

Fans can watch the contest on FloHockey and listen on Storm Radio. 

Tri-City (7-9-2, 16 pts, 5th place Western Conf.) 

Previously:

• Swept at home by Waterloo last weekend; dropped 6-1 contest Saturday, 6-3 game Friday

• Saturday: Samuel Murin tallied lone Tri-City goal, his third of the season

• Saturday: Michal Pradel and Owen Nelson both saw action in the Storm net; Pradel stopped 11 of 15 Black Hawk shots, Nelson halted 19 of 21

Team Notes:

• On season-long four-game winless streak

• Last four-game winless streak occurred between January 31-February 14, 2025, when Storm fell in five consecutive games

• Have put up two goals or less in three of past four games

• Held opponents to one power play goal across last 26 attempts (on Saturday, Waterloo became first team to score power play goal vs. Tri-City since Des Moines on Sunday, October 12) 

• Penalty kill (87.8%) ranks first in USHL

• Played 18 games this season, second-most among all USHL teams; Omaha (19 games) is only team to have played more

• Last 17 games have been played against Western Conference teams, the longest such stretch in 2025-2026

• Tonight is first time playing an Eastern Conference team since the first game of the regular season on Friday, September 19 vs. Youngstown at USHL Fall Classic (Phantoms beat Storm 5-0)

Player Notes: 

• Michal Pradel: leads all USHL goaltenders in minutes (815) and saves (352)

• Bode Laylin: eleven points and three goals this season both tie for second among USHL defenseman; three power play goals tie for league lead among defenseman; has registered 34 shots this year, second-most among defenseman

• Luca Jarvis: has amassed six points over his past eight games; eight points this season tie for seventh-most among USHL rookies

• Maddox Malmquist: ties USHL rookie lead in game-winning goals (2)

• Carson Pilgrim (6-9-15) leads team in scoring followed by Laylin (3-8-11)

Dubuque (12-4-0, 24 pts, 2nd place Eastern Conf.) 

• Competed in three-in-three last weekend: lost Friday at Cedar Rapids (5-3), defeated Sioux City on road Saturday (7-3), beat Musketeers on road Sunday (6-4)

• Won four of past six games

• Begin five-game homestand tonight

• Masun Fleece (13-8-21) leads team in scoring followed by Melvin Ekman (11-6-17); Fleece is second among all USHL skaters in goals and tied for third in points