WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – The Tri-City Storm face the Des Moines Buccaneers on Saturday night at the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex. Puckdrop is set for 6:05 pm.
Fans can watch the contest on FloHockey and listen on Storm Radio.
Tri-City (3-2-0, 6 pts, 4th place Western Conf.)
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Team Notes:
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The Storm have scored 21 goals through their first five games of the season. It took Tri-City ten games to reach 21 goals last season. The last time the Storm scored at least 21 goals in their first five games of a season was 2003-2004 when they tabulated 21. Tri-City made the Clark Cup Final that year, falling to Waterloo three games to one in the championship series.
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Tri-City's 21 goals are second in the league behind Des Moines (22) and Cedar Rapids (22).
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Tonight, the Storm continue a stretch of four straight games and five of six contests on the road.
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After opening the season with two games against Eastern Conference opponents, Tri-City is in a stretch of seeing Western Conference teams across eight of ten games.
Player Notes:
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Aleksandr Sokolov has scored in four of Tri-City's five regular season games. During the 2026-2027 season, Sokolov ties all USHL players in goals (6) and is tied for seventh in points (6).
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Following his power play goal last night at Lincoln, Matthew Krayer has tabulated four power play points, tying for the league lead. Matthew's brother Dylan has three power play points this season, tying for second-most in the USHL.
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With his shutout last night at Lincoln, Quinn Beumer became one of three USHL goaltenders to record a shutout this year (Joseph Skidmore - Cedar Rapids, William Prowse - Lincoln). Beumer's 92 saves place fourth among USHL goaltenders.
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Matthew Krayer and Jackson Smith have recorded five points each this season, tying for second-most among USHL rookies. Sammy Courtemanche has registered four points, placing sixth-best among rookies in the league.
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Matthew Krayer and Courtemanche are two of the four USHL rookies to record a game-winning goal this season. Krayer's power play goal was the game winner last night.
Des Moines (5-0-0, 10 pts, 1st place Western Conf.)
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Only undefeated team in Western Conference and one of two undefeated teams in USHL (Cedar Rapids has started 5-0-0).
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Defeated Omaha 4-1 at home on Friday.
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Friday: Joey Argentina (2, 1 SH), Logan Smith, Benker Wenkus tabulated Buccaneer goals.
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Friday: Jon Kavcic stopped 32 of 33 Omaha shots
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Friday: Omaha outshot Des Moines 33-23
Season series: Saturday is the first of five regular season meetings between Tri-City and Des Moines during 2026-2027. Tonight's game is the only matchup between the teams at Des Moines this season. The teams will meet twice at the USHL Frosty Cup in Frisco, Texas (January 20-21) and twice at Viaero Center (March 19-20) this year. Des Moines won four of six regular season matchups between the teams in 2025-2026.
