ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Tri-City Storm (6-2-1) overcame an early deficit and scored five straight goals to complete a sweep of Team USA (2-7-0) with a 5-1 win at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube on Saturday night.

Five different skaters notched tallies for Tri-City in the victory, including defensemen Mattias Goransson and Jason Krych, who got their first USHL goals. Forwards Cody Milan, Chris Wilkie and Chase Hatcher also scored for the Storm, who got their highest offensive output of the season.

Team USA struck first with a power play goal by Joey Anderson at 5:54 of the opening period.

But Tri-City knotted things up at 1-1 when Milan found the back of the net for the second time this season, blowing by the USA defense and putting a shot through the five-hole of netminder Jake Oettinger.

The game remained tied as the teams went to the first intermission.

Tri-City scored three times in the second, including two power play goals, to open up a 4-1 lead.

First, Wilkie got his fifth goal of the season, finding a loose puck in front of the net on the back door to capitalize on a power play opportunity.

Next, Hatcher scored his first goal in a Storm uniform off a pass by forward Kyle Eastman. While the assist was Eastman’s first of the season, the second assist went to forward Aleksi Ainali and the Finland native picked up his first USHL point.

Finally at 15:13 of the middle frame, Goransson got his first career goal, scoring with assists by defenseman Tory Dello as well as Milan.

With a comfortable lead in the third period, Krych got the team’s third special teams goal of the night, stepping up and blasting a loose puck into the top of the net.

The Storm outshot Team USA 39-15 on the night, meaning netminder Alec Dillon needed just 14 saves to pick up his sixth victory of the season. Dillon ‘s victory total leads the USHL.

Through nine games, Tri-City’s 6-2-1 record has them tied for second in the Western Conference standings.

The Storm hit the road once again next weekend to battle the Madison Capitols in a weekend series on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. Both games will start at7:00 p.m.

Notes: The Storm scratched forward Wade Allison. Forwards Garrett Gamez and Conner Valesano were also scratched, serving a two-game suspension…

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period

Team USA – Joey Anderson (power play) (Clayton Keller, Chad Krys) 5:54
Tri-City – Cody Milan (Bobby Nardella) 11:26

2nd Period

Tri-City – Chris Wilkie (power play) (Chase Berger, Nick Master) 6:16
Tri-City – Chase Hatcher (Kyle Eastman, Aleksi Ainali) 8:32
Tri-City – Mattias Goransson (power play) (Tory Dello, Cody Milan) 15:13

3rd Period

Tri-City – Jason Krych (power play) (Chase Berger, Kevin Kerr) 18:17

PENALTIES

1st Period

Team USA – Ryan Lindgren – (Tripping), 2 min, 2:36
Tri-City – Matthew Freytag – (Elbowing), 2 min, 3:54
Tri-City – Bobby Nardella – (Hooking), 2 min, 7:05
Team USA – Max Jones – (Roughing), 2 min, 13:00
Tri-City – Jalen Schulz – (Roughing), 2 min, 13:00
Team USA – Max Jones – (Slashing), 2 min, 16:44

2nd Period

Team USA –Max Jones – (Tripping), 2 min, 2:35
Team USA – Ryan Lindgren – (Holding), 2 min, 5:45
Team USA – Max Jones – (Holding), 2 min, 13:45
Team USA – James Greenway – (Tripping), 2 min, 18:08

3rd Period

Tri-City – Kyle Eastman – (Tripping), 2 min, 4:55
Team USA – Matthew Hellickson – (Roughing), 2 min, 12:28
Team USA – Trent Frederic – (Cross Checking), 2 min, 16:51
Team USA – James Sanchez – (Cross Checking), 2 min, 18:45

Power Play

Tri-City – 3/9

Team USA – 1/3

Shots

Tri-City: 14, 12, 13 = Total: 39
Team USA: 5, 2, 8 = Total: 15

Saves

Tri-City – Alec Dillon – 14/15
Team USA – Jake Oettinger – 34/39

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Matthew Freytag scored his second and third goals of the season to help the Tri-City Storm (5-2-1) defeat Team USA (2-6-0) 4-2 at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube on Friday night.

Tri-City continued to convert on the power play, scoring twice with the man advantage in the win. The special teams unit has produced plenty early on in the season, and is the top-ranked group in the USHL after the team’s first eight games, at a rate of 32.26%

The Storm power play opened the scoring in the first period when forward Joel Herbert deflected a Tory Dello shot past USA goalie Joseph Woll.

Just 1:02 later, Tri-City made it 2-0 on Freytag’s first tally of the night. The Wayzata, Minn. native scored off a pass from center Mason Appleton.

Freytag struck again at 5:52 of the second period with another wrist shot to beat Woll and make it 3-0 Tri-City.

Next, Storm captain Garrett Gamez put home a rebound in front of the USA net after a shot from forward Jake Wahlin. The team’s second power play goal of the night made it 4-0 and Tri-City never looked back.

Team USA forward Max Jones scored on a power play later in the second to make it 4-1 before the teams went into the locker room for the second intermission.

The only goal of the final period was scored by USA forward William Lockwood, and the game ended with a 4-2 win for Tri-City.

Storm netminder Alec Dillon made 21 stops in the win to pick up his fifth victory of the season.

Tri-City outshot Team USA 37-23 in the game.

The two teams will complete their weekend series on Saturday night in Ann Arbor at 6:00 p.m. CST.

Notes: The Storm scratched forwards Aleksi Ainali and Wade Allison, along with defenseman Jason Krych…

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period

Tri-City – Joel Herbert (power play) (Tory Dello, Chase Berger) 11:13
Tri-City – Matthew Freytag (Mason Appleton) 12:15

2nd Period

Tri-City – Matthew Freytag (Jalen Schulz, Kevin Kerr) 5:52
Tri-City – Garrett Gamez (power play) (Jake Wahlin, Chris Wilkie) 9:15
Team USA – Max Jones (power play) (Clayton Keller, Chad Krys) 14:32

3rd Period

Team USA – William Lockwood (Ryan Lindgren) 11:13

PENALTIES

1st Period

Team USA – Adam Fox – (Hooking), 2 min, 9:45
Tri-City – Jalen Schulz – (Elbowing), 2 min, 16:30

2nd Period

Team USA – Chad Krys – (Cross Checking), 2 min, 8:56
Team USA – Nick Pastujov – (High Sticking), 2 min, 9:56
Tri-City – Kyle Eastman – (Roughing), 2 min, 12:33
Tri-City – Jalen Schulz – (Boarding), 2 min, 14:04
Team USA – Luke Martin – (Slashing), 2 min, 14:42
Team USA – Michael Campoli – (Roughing), 4 min, 14:59
Tri-City – Conner Valesano – (Checking From Behind), 4 min, 14:59
Tri-City – Garrett Gamez – (Fight (Removal of Equipment)) 5 min, 14:59

3rd Period

Team USA – Joey Anderson – (Hooking), 2 min, 2:24
Team USA – Clayton Keller – (High Sticking), 2 min, 5:34

Power Play

Tri-City – 2/5

Team USA – 1/5

Shots

Tri-City: 12, 15, 10 = Total: 37
Team USA: 9, 8, 6 = Total: 23

Saves

Green Bay – Alec Dillon – 21/23

Team USA – Joseph Woll – 33/37

KEARNEY, Neb. – Despite recording 57 shots on net through three periods and overtime, the Tri-City Storm (4-2-1) came up short to the Green Bay Gamblers (3-3-0), losing 4-3 in a six-round shootout at the Viaero Event Center Saturday afternoon.

Forward Nick Master scored a power play goal for Tri-City, while defenseman Bobby Nardella and forward Jake Wahlin each picked up their first goals of the season in the loss.

Green Bay goaltender Jason Pawloski was outstanding in the contest, making 54 saves and stopping five of six shooters from Tri-City in the shootout.

The Storm took the lead in the first period on Master’s second goal of the season. The UMass-Lowell commit found a rebound in front and made it 1-0 early on. The goal was the eighth power play strike for Tri-City on the season, who started the day with the top power play conversion percentage in the league.

It was a lopsided opening period, with the Storm earning four power play opportunities and outshooting Green Bay 20-6. But Pawloski kept the Gamblers in the game, shutting down some great Tri-City chances.

In the middle frame, Green Bay scored twice to take a 2-1 lead. Forwards Christopher Brown and Ryan Smith had the goals for the Gamblers, and gave the team their first lead of the weekend.

Defenseman Vili Saarijarvi scored at 7:57 of the third for Green Bay, pushing the lead to 3-1.

But the Storm turned things around and got back in the game with goals from Nardella and Wahlin. 59 seconds after Saarijarvi made it 3-1, Nardella responded, scoring on a pass from forward Chris Wilkie to cut the Green Bay lead to 3-2.

Less than five minutes later, Wahlin found the back of the net to tie the game at 3-3. Defensemen Tory Dello and Jalen Schulz recorded assists on the tying tally and the teams were all knotted up.

Just like they did in the first period, Tri-City recorded 20 shots on net in the third, while Green Bay had just three. But neither team could find a winning tally, and the game went to overtime.

After a scoreless OT, defenseman Anthony Walsh and forward Mitch Snyder beat Storm netminder Alec Dillon in the shootout to get the win for the Gamblers.

The lone shootout goal for Tri-City was scored by Cody Milan.

Dillon made 20 saves for the Storm in defeat, continuing his impressive start in the USHL.

Tri-City will head on the road to face Team USA in Ann Arbor, Mich. on Friday and Saturday next weekend. Both games will start at 6:00 p.m. CST.

Notes: The Storm scratched forwards Aleksi Ainali, Nolan Aibel and Wade Allison, along with defenseman Cameron Spicer and goaltender Blake Weyrick…

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period

Tri-City – Nick Master (power play) (Jake Wahlin, Bobby Nardella) 7:43

2nd Period

Green Bay – Christopher Brown (unassisted) 2:14
Green Bay – Ryan Smith (unassisted) 16:56

3rd Period

Green Bay – Vili Saarijarvi (Anthony Walsh, Joe Wegwerth) 7:57
Tri-City – Bobby Nardella (Chris Wilkie) 8:56
Tri-City – Jake Wahlin (Tory Dello, Jalen Schulz) 13:36

Overtime

(no scoring)

PENALTIES

1st Period

Green Bay – Luc Lalor – (Boarding), 2 min, 6:34
Green Bay – Jake Kauppila – (Roughing), 2 min, 7:54
Tri-City – Mason Appleton – (Diving), 2 min, 10:00
Green Bay – Grant Frederic – (Tripping), 2 min, 11:46
Green Bay – Chris Jones – (High Sticking), 2 min, 12:57
Tri-City – Tory Dello – (Cross Checking), 2 min, 17:12

2nd Period

Green Bay – RJ Gicewicz – (High Sticking), 2 min, 2:44
Green Bay – Derek Barach – (Checking From Behind), 2 min, 3:39
Green Bay – Derek Barach – (Checking From Behind) (Misconduct), 10 min, 3:39
Tri-City – Jalen Schulz – (High Sticking), 2 min, 7:44
Tri-City – Conner Valesano – (Interference), 2 min, 10:13
Tri-City – Tory Dello – (Holding), 2 min, 14:32

3rd Period

Tri-City – Kyle Eastman – (Roughing), 2 min, 10:55
Green Bay – Joe Wegwerth – (Roughing), 2 min, 10:55

Overtime

(no penalties)

Power Play

Green Bay –0/5

Tri-City – 1/6

Shots

Green Bay: 6, 12, 3, 2 = Total: 24
Tri-City: 20, 11, 20, 6 = Total: 57

Saves

Green Bay – Jason Pawloski – 54/57
Tri-City – Alec Dillon – 20/23