LINCOLN, Neb. – The Tri-City Storm close a home-and-home set and the regular season series with the Lincoln Stars on Saturday night at the Ice Box. Puckdrop is set for 6:05 pm CT.

The Stars are offering Storm fans $12 tickets for Saturday's game. To purchase, visit the following link: https://vivenu.com/event/685da97dad5cfccc261ab924/699dcf4ed83bef0157561c90

A Tri-City regulation win tonight and Waterloo loss in regulation versus Dubuque would hand Tri-City its eighth consecutive berth to the Clark Cup playoffs. 

Saturday's contest will be broadcast on FloHockey and Storm Radio. 

Tri-City (25-20-5, 55 pts, 3rd place Western Conf.) 

Previously:

• Dropped 7-1 contest at home to Lincoln on Friday

• Friday: Cooper Ernewein tallied lone Tri-City goal

• Friday: netminder Michal Pradel started game, halting 33 of 40 Lincoln shots he faced on the night

• Friday: Lincoln's seven goals were most put up by a Storm opponent in one game this year

• Friday: allowed two power play goals in one game for first time since Thursday, December 4 vs. Youngstown at USHL American Cup (3-1 loss)

Team Notes:

• Five-game winning streak snapped yesterday, was tied for longest active in USHL (Green Bay)

• Victorious in 10 of past 13 matchups

• 13-4-1 record since January 1

• Tonight is final road game until Sunday, March 29 at Sioux City…Storm will play season-high eight consecutive home games after tonight

• Team defense ranks fifth in USHL at 2.88 goals allowed per game

• Penalty kill (85.1%) ranks second in USHL

Player Notes: 

• Bode Laylin: Has put up 12 points (5-7-12) over his past nine games…33 points this season place sixth among USHL defenseman…nine goals tie for third among USHL blue liners…five power play goals tie for second among league defenseman

• Cooper Ernewein: has scored in back-to-back games for first time in USHL career…three points (2-1-3) over his past two games

• Adam Obusek: has put up three points (1-2-3) over his past two games

• Owen Nelson: has won five straight starts…logged .952 save percentage over last five starts (139 saves on 146 shots)...2.78 goals against average places tenth among USHL netminders

• Michal Pradel: four shutouts lead USHL goaltenders…899 saves rank third… .915 save percentage is fourth…2.58 goals against average places ninth

• Oliver Ozogany: 88 shots this season rank fourth among USHL rookies

• Carson Pilgrim (15-19-34) leads team in scoring…Bode Laylin (9-24-33) follows

Lincoln (23-23-5, 51 pts, 5th place Western Conf.)

• Won three of past four games

• Friday: Alex Pelletier (2), Layne Loomer (2), Jackson Rudh, Nik Young, Samuel Murin produced goals

• Friday: goaltender Will Prowse shut down 18 of 19 Tri-City shots

• Alex Pelletier (41-28-69) leads Stars and all USHL players in scoring…Layne Loomer (24-37-61) follows and places third among USHL players in scoring