KEARNEY, Neb. – The Tri-City Storm close a two-game home series with the Omaha Lancers on Saturday night at Viaero Center. Puckdrop is scheduled for 6:05 pm CT.

Fans will have an opportunity to skate with the Storm after tonight's game on the Viaero Center ice for just $5. Register, pay, and sign a waiver at the purple tent before the skate. 

The Storm are additionally offering Nebraska Lottery Family Packs for tonight's game. Get four tickets, four hot dogs and four cans of soda for $44. Each pack also includes ten Nebraska Lottery scratch-off tickets. Limited quantities are available.

Fans can purchase tickets at stormhockey.com. 

The contest will also be broadcast on FloHockey and Storm Radio. 

Tri-City (25-24-5, 55 pts, 5th place Western Conf.) 

Previously:

• Dropped 3-1 game against Omaha at home on Friday

• Noah LaPointe produced Tri-City's lone goal, a second period power play tally

• Goaltender Owen Nelson stopped 29 of 31 shots in Storm net

Team Notes:

• Lost five straight games for first time since dropping six in a row between November 22-December 5, 2025

• Tonight's matchup is the fourth of eight consecutive home games, the longest such stretch of the year…next road game is Sunday, March 29 at Sioux City

• Eight shorthanded goals this season are third among USHL teams

• Penalty kill (84.4%) ranks first in USHL

• Have converted on three of the past 32 power play attempts (9.4%)

Player Notes: 

• Bode Laylin: has put up 13 points (6-7-13) over his past 13 games…34 points this season tie for seventh among USHL defenseman…ten goals tie for second among USHL blue liners…five power play goals tie for third among league defenseman

• Cam Springer: four points (1-3-4) over his past three games…five shorthanded points this season place second among USHL players

• Owen Nelson: logged .931 save percentage over his last eight starts (257 saves on 276 shots)

• Michal Pradel: four shutouts lead USHL goaltenders….915 save percentage ranks third…2.58 goals against average places ninth

• Oliver Ozogany: 94 shots this season rank fifth among USHL rookies

• Carson Pilgrim (17-19-36) leads team in scoring…Bode Laylin (10-24-34) follows

Omaha (13-36-4, 30 pts, 8th place Western Conf.)

• Won two of past three games

• Friday: Blake Sinclair, Ryan Aaronson, Yegor Kim produced goals

• Friday: netminder Nils Maurins stopped 18 of 19 shots in Lancer net

• Kole Hyles (20-14-34) leads Lancers in scoring…Charlie Vig (7-16-23) follows