FARGO, N.D. – The Tri-City Storm end a two-game series with the Fargo Force on Saturday night at Scheels Arena. Puckdrop is set for 6:05 pm CT. 

Fans can watch the contest on FloHockey and listen on YouTube at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQVcRFFFetc

Tri-City (12-17-4, 28 pts, 5th place Western Conf.) 

Previously:

• Dropped 4-2 contest at Fargo on Friday

• Brecken Smith, Carson Pilgrim produced Storm goals

• Netminder Owen Nelson stopped 20 of 24 Force attempts

• Fargo outshot Tri-City 24-20

Team Notes:

• Lost back-to-back games for first time since December 4-5 (USHL American Cup vs. Youngstown)

• Limited to 20 shots on goal or less in two of past three games

• Have lost five of six two-goal games this season (1-5-0 record) but are 5-1-4 in one-goal games

• Penalty kill (84.8%) ranks first in USHL

• Averaging 12.09 penalty minutes per game, third-least among USHL teams (Fargo's 8.00 penalty minutes per game are least among USHL teams)

• Final matchup in stretch of five consecutive road games tonight 

• Four of next six contests will be away from Viaero Center

Player Notes: 

• Brecken Smith: notched third multi-point game in past five appearances on Friday (1-1-2); has produced eight points over past six matchups

• Carson Pilgrim: recorded first goal since November 7 (vs. Waterloo) on Friday

• Bode Laylin: three power play goals tie for third among USHL defenseman

• Maddox Malmquist: ties for second among USHL rookies in game-winning goals (2)

• Oliver Ozogany: 61 shots place fourth among USHL rookies

• Carson Pilgrim (8-9-17) leads team in scoring, Brecken Smith (8-8-16) follows

Fargo (18-11-2, 38 pts, 2nd place Western Conf.) 

• Won three of past four games

• Friday: Axel Lofgren, Wyatt Sypniewski, Jacob Sagadin, Garrett Lindberg registered goals

• Netminder Ajay White stopped 18 of 20 Storm shots en route to his 11th win of the season

• Luke McNamara (9-19-28) leads team in scoring, Graham Jones (14-10-24) follows