KEARNEY, Neb. – A second straight shootout went the way of the Muskegon Lumberjacks (9-4-1) Saturday night, as they knocked off the Tri-City Storm (7-3-3) 3-2 in the second meeting of the weekend for the two teams at the Viaero Event Center.

Defenseman Mattias Goransson found the back of the net for the second time during the weekend series for Tri-City, while Jake Wahlin notched his second goal of the season for the Storm in the loss.

In the shootout, Muskegon got an early strike from forward David Keefer, before defenseman Christian Wolanin ended the game in the fifth round of the skills competition.

Both teams earned three points on the weekend, after Friday night’s game ended with Tri-City on top of a 9-round shootout battle.

Muskegon’s goals were scored on power plays by forwards Robbie DeMontis and Griffen Molino.

Storm netminder Alec Dillon made 29 saves, while Eric Schierhorn stopped 40 shots for the Lumberjacks.

Tri-City will hit the road next weekend for games in Cedar Rapids and Omaha on Friday and Saturday respectively. Both contests will get underway at7:05 p.m.

Notes: The Storm scratched forwards Wade Allison, Kyle Eastman, and Nolan Aibel along with defenseman Jason Krych.

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period

Muskegon – Robbie DeMontis (power play) (Christian Wolanin, Matheson Iacopelli) 16:06

2nd Period

Tri-City – Mattias Goransson (Cody Milan, Mason Appleton) 1:42
Tri-City – Jake Wahlin (Kevin Kerr) 9:06

3rd Period

Muskegon – Griffen Molino (power play) (David Keefer, Christian Wolanin) 9:25

Overtime
(no scoring)

PENALTIES

1st Period

Tri-City – Aleksi Ainali – (Fighting), 5 min, 15:14
Tri-City – Aleksi Ainali – (Fighting) (Misconduct), 10 min, 15:14
Muskegon – Steven Merl – (Fighting), 5 min, 15:14
Muskegon – Steven Merl – (Fighting) (Misconduct), 10 min, 15:14
Tri-City – Tory Dello – (Slashing), 2 min, 15:24
Muskegon – Mitch Eliot – (Holding), 2 min, 19:12

2nd Period

Tri-City – Cody Milan – (Fighting), 5 min, 10:01
Tri-City – Cody Milan – (Fighting) (Misconduct), 10 min, 10:01
Muskegon – Mitch Eliot – (Fighting), 5 min, 10:01
Muskegon – Mitch Eliot – (Fighting) (Misconduct), 10 min, 10:01
Tri-City – Chase Hatcher – (Tripping), 2 min, 10:34
Muskegon – Christian Wolanin – (Tripping), 2 min, 10:55

3rd Period

Tri-City – Cameron Spicer – (Tripping), 2 min, 1:33
Tri-City – Jake Wahlin – (Diving), 2 min, 8:40
Muskegon – Matheson Iacopelli – (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 2 min, 9:25
Tri-City – Garrett Gamez – (Tripping), 2 min, 18:09
Muskegon – Matej Paulovic – (High Sticking), 2 min, 19:29

Overtime

(no penalties)

Power Play

Muskegon – 2/5

Tri-City – 0/4

Shots

Muskegon: 9, 7, 13, 2 = Total: 31
Tri-City: 19, 12, 7, 4 = Total: 42

Saves

Muskegon – Eric Schierhorn – 40/42
Tri-City – Alec Dillon – 29/31

KEARNEY, Neb. – It took two different two-goal comebacks and a nine-round shootout, but the Tri-City Storm (7-3-2) defeated the Muskegon Lumberjacks (8-4-1) by a final score of 5-4 in their first meeting of the season at the Viaero Event Center on Friday night.

Tri-City got power play goals from defenseman Mattias Goransson and forward Chris Wilkie to tie the game in the second, and tallies from forward Conner Valesano and Bobby Nardella to complete their second comeback in the third.

The Storm never led in the game until the shootout-winner from forward Jake Wahlin despite registering 52 total shots on net, 48 of which were stopped by Muskegon goaltender Eric Schierhorn. The winner came in the ninth round of the skills competition, after Tri-City saw Wilkie, forward Cody Milan, and Valesano each convert earlier on.

Muskegon got goals from Griffen Molino and Matheson Iacopelli in the opening period, taking a 2-0 lead with them into the locker room after one.

But a major penalty to Lumberjack forward Jacob Coleman allowed the Storm five minutes on the power play, and Tri-City evened the game at 2-2.

Goransson had his second of the season from defenseman Kevin Kerr and Milan at 4:53 of the period, before Wilkie scored his eighth of the year from forwards Nick Master and Garrett Gamez at 5:31. Wilkie now leads the team in scoring, and has potted a power play goal in four consecutive games.

The Lumberjacks weren’t done however, and scored two power play goals of their own later in the second period. Forward Matej Paulovic notched his third of the season at 10:35 and Iacopelli picked up his second tally of the game at 12:56, bringing the Muskegon lead back to two goals, at 4-2.

Before the end of the middle frame, Valesano got his first goal of the year during 4-on-4 play, bringing the Storm to a one-goal deficit with 20 minutes to go.

Through the first two periods, there was a combined 82 penalty minutes between the two teams.

Nardella tied the game for Tri-City at 8:14 of the third with his second goal of the season on a perfect pass by Gamez, who had two helpers in the game.

Both sides had chances in the final minutes of regulation and overtime, but the score stayed even at 4-4 all the way to the shootout.

Storm netminder Alec Dillon made 28 saves and stayed strong in the shootout to record his seventh win of the season.

The two teams will complete their season series on Saturday night at the Viaero Event Center. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

Notes: The Storm scratched forwards Wade Allison, Kyle Eastman, and Aleksi Ainali along with defenseman Gordi Myer.

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period

Muskegon – Griffen Molino (Tom Marchin) 1:57
Muskegon – Matheson Iacopelli (power play) (David Keefer, Robbie DeMontis) 16:37

2nd Period

Tri-City – Mattias Goransson (power play) (Kevin Kerr, Cody Milan) 4:53
Tri-City – Chris Wilkie (power play) (Nick Master, Garrett Gamez) 5:31
Muskegon – Matej Paulovic (power play) (Joseph Cecconi, Garrett Hallford) 10:35
Muskegon – Matheson Iacopelli (power play) (Christian Wolanin, Matej Paulovic) 12:56
Tri-City – Conner Valesano (Kevin Kerr, Matthew Freytag) 16:00

3rd Period

Tri-City – Bobby Nardella (Garrett Gamez, Joel Herbert) 8:14

Overtime
(no scoring)

PENALTIES

1st Period

Tri-City – Conner Valesano – (High Sticking), 2 min, 6:49
Tri-City – Cody Milan – (Cross Checking), 2 min, 13:09
Muskegon – Jacob Coleman – (Checking From Behind), 4 min, 13:09
Muskegon – Jacob Coleman – (Checking From Behind) (Game Ejection), 10 min, 13:09
Tri-City – Garrett Gamez – (High Sticking), 2 min, 15:37

2nd Period

Muskegon – Keegan Ward – (Head Contact), 5 min, 3:38
Muskegon – Keegan Ward – (Head Contact) (Game Misconduct), 10 min, 3:38
Tri-City – Jalen Schulz – (Hooking), 2 min, 9:01
Tri-City – Mattias Goransson – (Interference), 2 min, 11:30
Tri-City – Kevin Kerr – (Tripping), 2 min, 11:48
Tri-City – Chris Wilkie – (Fighting), 5 min, 14:19
Tri-City – Chris Wilkie – (Fighting) (Misconduct), 10 min, 14:19
Tri-City – Chris Wilkie – (Charging), 5 min, 14:19
Muskegon – Kevin Dineen – (Fighting), 5 min, 14:19
Muskegon – Kevin Dineen – (Fighting) (Misconduct), 10 min, 14:19
Muskegon – Christian Wolanin – (Holding), 2 min, 14:57
Muskegon – Tom Marchin – (Roughing), 2 min, 18:30
Tri-City – Bobby Nardella – (Roughing), 2 min, 18:30

3rd Period

(no penalties)

Overtime
Tri-City – Cody Milan – (Abuse of Officials) (Misconduct), 10 min, 3:17

Power Play

Muskegon – 3/7

Tri-City – 2/3

Shots

Muskegon: 8, 12, 9, 3 = Total: 32
Tri-City: 16, 15, 19, 2 = Total: 52

Saves

Muskegon – Eric Schierhorn – 48/52
Tri-City – Alec Dillon – 28/32

MADISON, Wis. – An overtime-winning goal by forward Sam McCormick sent the Madison Capitols fans home happy on Saturday night with a 4-3 defeat of the Tri-City Storm (6-3-2) at the Alliant Energy Center.

Storm forward Mason Appleton, a Green Bay, Wis. native, scored twice for Tri-City in the loss, while forward Chris Wilkie added a power play goal. The Storm have now scored power play goals in seven consecutive games.

Tri-City earned just one point in the standings over the weekend, after falling to the Capitols 5-4 on Friday night in the teams’ first ever meeting.

After scoring a goal 11 seconds into Friday night’s game, Madison once again took the early lead on Saturday with a goal at the 2:11 mark of the opening period by forward Marco Richter.

Later in the period, off the opening face-off to the Storm’s first power play opportunity of the game, the Capitols forced the puck out of the zone and took control going the other way. A one-timer from Freddy Gerard to center Ryan Lohin gave the Capitols a short-handed goal and a 2-0 lead.

Lohin’s tally was his third of the weekend, and sent Madison into the first intermission with a two-goal advantage.

The Storm fought back in the second period, scoring the only goal of the frame when Appleton won an offensive zone faceoff to start possession in the Caps’ zone.

Forward Nolan Aibel had a great chance on the doorstep, and stuck with the play by getting the puck to Appleton. The center then found the net for his first goal of the night to make it 2-1.

Appleton then tied the game at 3:24 of the third, again finding a loose puck in front of the Madison net and finding a way to get it past Capitols’ netminder Garrett Metcalf.

Tri-City took their first lead of the weekend on Wilkie’s power play goal at 6:24 of the final period. Forward Jake Wahlin found the Omaha native for his seventh goal of the season and the Storm had a 3-2 edge.

But Madison’s Will Johnson evened things back up, scoring an even strength goal with just five minutes to go in the game that forced overtime.

In the extra session, a turnover in the Storm’s own zone allowed forward Mitch Hults to find McCormick wide open in front to beat Tri-City netminder Blake Weyrick for the game-winner.

Weyrick made his second start of the season in between the pipes for the Storm, making 23 saves in the loss.

Metcalf won his second decision of the weekend, making 34 saves for Madison. Tri-City outshot the Capitols 37-27 in the game.

The Storm will return home to take on the Muskegon Lumberjacks in a weekend series Nov. 7-8 at the Viaero Event Center in Kearney. Friday night’s game starts at 7:30 p.m., while Saturday’s puck drop is scheduled for 7:05.

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

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period

Madison – Marco Richter (unassisted) 2:11
Madison – Ryan Lohin (short-handed) (Freddy Gerard) 17:55

2nd Period

Tri-City – Mason Appleton (Nolan Aibel) 9:27

3rd Period

Tri-City – Mason Appleton (unassisted) 3:24
Tri-City – Chris Wilkie (power play) (Jake Wahlin) 6:24
Madison – Will Johnson (unassisted) 15:00

Overtime
Madison – Sam McCormick (Mitch Hults) 1:33

PENALTIES

1st Period

Tri-City – Gordi Myer – (Tripping), 2 min, 5:16
Tri-City – Joel Herbert – (Elbowing), 2 min, 12:22
Madison – Mason Anderson – (Slashing), 2 min, 17:43

2nd Period

Madison – Chad Pietroniro – (Slashing), 2 min, 1:25
Tri-City – Mason Appleton – (Slashing), 2 min, 3:30
Madison – Alec Vanko – (Slashing), 2 min, 5:51
Tri-City – Mason Appleton – (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 2 min, 5:51
Madison – Marco Richter – (Hooking), 2 min, 14:42

3rd Period

Tri-City – Kyle Eastman – (Head Contact), 2 min, 0:09
Tri-City – Nick Master – (Slashing), 2 min, 3:43
Madison – Sam McCormick – (Cross Checking), 2 min, 5:40
Tri-City – Mason Appleton – (Checking From Behind), 2 min, 7:53
Madison – Chad Pietroniro – (Slashing), 2 min, 15:26

Overtime
(no penalties)

Power Play

Tri-City – 1/5

Madison – 0/6

Shots

Tri-City: 9, 19, 9 = Total: 37
Madison: 11, 5, 10 = Total: 27

Saves

Tri-City – Blake Weyrick – 23/27
Madison – Garrett Metcalf – 34/37

MADISON, Wis. – The Tri-City Storm (6-3-1) played catch-up for most of the night and fell short, losing 5-4 to the Madison Capitols (2-5-2) in the teams’ first ever meeting at the Alliant Energy Center on Friday night.

Four different Storm forwards scored in the loss, including Nick Master, Nolan Aibel, Chris Wilkie and Chase Berger. For Aibel, the tally was his first of the season, while Wilkie got his team-leading sixth of the year.

The Capitols took the lead on the first shift of the game, scoring just 11 seconds into the contest on a shot by forward Guillaume Leclerc.

Madison held the early advantage until late in the period when Master stole a puck at the top of the offensive zone and beat netminder Darren Smith up high with a wrist shot to tie things at 1-1.

After the first intermission, the Capitols once again regained the lead with an early goal at 1:19 of the middle frame. Forward Ryan Lohin gave Madison a 2-1 lead, his first of two tallies in the period.

Tri-City tied things up again under a minute later. During a delayed penalty, forward Matthew Freytag found Aibel in front for a redirection. The tally was the Brookville, N.Y. native’s second in USHL play, after scoring one goal during the 2013-14 season.

Minutes later, forward Will Johnson gave Madison a 3-2 lead with his third goal of the season before Lohin made it 4-2 with his second tally to open up the game.

Towards the close of the second period, Wilkie capitalized on a power play just nine seconds into the man-advantage. Forward Jake Wahlin found the Omaha native open in the high-slot and Wilkie shot the puck into the lower left corner of the net to make it a 4-3 game.

Berger tied things back up for the third time with his second goal of the season just 2:59 into the final period. After the goal, the Capitols pulled Smith in favor of backup goaltender Garrett Metcalf.

But the Capitals regained the lead less than a minute later on a goal by Sam McCormick and held on for good.

Metcalf stopped all 12 shots that came his way after replacing Smith, earning the victory for Madison.

Alec Dillon got the start in net for Tri-City and made 29 saves in the loss. The Storm outshot Madison 35-34 on the night.

The two clubs will finish their weekend series in Madison on Saturday night at 7:00 p.m.

Tri-City will return home to take on the Muskegon Lumberjacks Nov. 7-8 at the Viaero Event Center in Kearney.

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

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period

Madison – Guillaume Leclerc (Will Johnson) 0:11
Tri-City – Nick Master (unassisted) 17:45

2nd Period

Madison – Ryan Lohin (Sam McCormick, Alec Vanko) 1:19
Tri-City – Nolan Aibel (Matthew Freytag, Aleksi Ainali) 1:57
Madison – Will Johnson (Haralds Egle, Cooper Watson) 4:28
Madison – Ryan Lohin (power play) (Mason Anderson, Alec Vanko) 11:05
Tri-City – Chris Wilkie (power play) (Jake Wahlin, Bobby Nardella) 16:15

3rd Period

Tri-City – Chase Berger (Jake Wahlin, Cody Milan) 2:59
Madison – Sam McCormick (Mitch Hults, Guillaume Leclerc) 3:45

PENALTIES

1st Period

Tri-City – Bench Minor – (Too Many Men), 2 min, 10:03
Tri-City – Kyle Eastman – (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 2 min, 18:14
Madison – Marco Richter – (Elbowing), 2 min, 18:14

2nd Period

Tri-City – Kevin Kerr – (Holding), 2 min, 10:03
Tri-City – Aleksi Ainali – (Tripping), 2 min, 12:20
Madison – Tommy Muck – (Roughing), 2 min, 13:08
Madison – Will Johnson – (Checking From Behind), 2 min, 16:06
Madison – Will Johnson – (Checking From Behind) (Misconduct), 10 min, 16:06

3rd Period

Tri-City – Matthew Freytag – (Holding), 2 min, 4:17
Madison – Jarod Zirbel – (Roughing), 2 min, 9:01
Tri-City – Alec Dillon – (Roughing), 2 min, 9:01
Madison – Guillaume Leclerc – (Tripping), 2 min, 13:04
Tri-City – Chris Wilkie – (Cross Checking), 2 min, 20:00

Power Play

Tri-City – 1/3

Madison – 1/4

Shots

Tri-City: 10, 10, 15 = Total: 35
Madison: 12, 15, 7 = Total: 34

Saves

Tri-City – Alec Dillon – 29/34
Madison – Darren Smith – 19/23, Metcalf – 12/12

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