KEARNEY, Neb. – 13 different skaters registered a point for the Tri-City Storm (21-10-5) and the team put a total of 50 shots on net in a 6-1 rout of the Lincoln Stars (12-18-5) at the Viaero Event Center on Tuesday night.

Matthew Freytag led the way with two goals in the first period that were both assisted by captain Garrett Gamez, while Jake Wahlin, Mattias Goransson, Mason Appleton and Conner Valesano added tallies to put the game out of reach.

The six goals matched the highest offensive output for Tri-City this season. With the win, the club has also extended their longest winning streak of the year, which is now at seven games.

The Stars got ahead 1-0 in the first period when forward Ludvig Hoff poked a rebound past Storm netminder Alec Dillon.

But Dillon shut the door after the initial goal, finishing the night with 20 saves to earn the victory.

After falling behind early, Tri-City rattled off six straight goals and took control of the game. Freytag tied things up less than two minutes after Hoff’s goal, changing the momentum for good. Defenseman Cam Spicer put a shot on net from the point, but Lincoln goalie Cam Hackett couldn’t control the rebound, and Gamez found Freytag waiting in front for the loose puck.

On the duo’s next shift, Gamez found Freytag again, this time on a 2-on-1 moving into the Lincoln end. The Chino Hills, Calif. native centered the puck to Freytag, putting the puck in the perfect spot for the Wisconsin commit to beat Hackett.

Freytag now has 10 goals on the season, and joins Chris Wilkie and Nick Master as the third Storm forward with a double-digit goal total this season.

Tri-City opened up a two goal lead late in the first when Wahlin found the back of the net for the seventh time this season.

Goransson had the only tally of the second frame to make it 4-1, sneaking into the offensive end and taking a pass from Dan Labosky for his sixth tally of the year. Chase Berger picked up the second assist on the play.

In the third, Tri-City outshot Lincoln 20-9, continuing to control the game. Appleton got his ninth goal of the year at 7:05 of the final period from Joel Herbert and Cody Milan.

The final score of the game came from Valesano, who finished off a play with a wrist shot for his second goal of the year. Helpers on the final goal were given to Valesano’s linemates Wade Allison and Wahlin.

Tri-City remains in second place in the USHL’s Western Conference with 47 total points.

The Storm finish off a four-game homestand Saturday night when they host the Sioux Falls Stampede for Casino Night at the Viaero Event Center. The puck drops at 7:05 p.m.

Notes: The Storm scratched forwards Nolan Aibel and Kyle Eastman along with defenseman Jason Krych…

 

SCORING SUMMARY

 

1st Period

Lincoln – Ludvig Hoff (Michael Gillespie, Grant Jozefek) 8:28
Tri-City – Matthew Freytag (Garrett Gamez, Cameron Spicer) 10:24
Tri-City – Matthew Freytag (Garrett Gamez, Nick Master) 13:35
Tri-City – Jake Wahlin (unassisted) 18:39

 

2nd Period

Tri-City – Mattias Goransson (Dan Labosky, Chase Berger) 15:14

 

3rd Period
Tri-City – Mason Appleton (Joel Herbert, Cody Milan) 7:05
Tri-City – Conner Valesano (Wade Allison, Jake Wahlin) 16:40

PENALTIES

 

1st Period
(no penalties)

2nd Period

Lincoln – Dylan Woolf – (Fighting), 5 min, 1:34
Lincoln – Dylan Woolf – (Fighting) (Misconduct), 10 min, 1:34
Tri-City – Gordi Myer – (Fighting), 5 min, 1:34
Tri-City – Gordi Myer – (Fighting) (Misconduct), 10 min, 1:34
Tri-City – Gordi Myer – (Fighting) (Instigator), 2 min, 1:34
Lincoln – Bench Minor – (Too Many Men), 2 min, 12:57

3rd Period
Tri-City – Tory Dello – (Checking From Behind), 4 minutes, 7:40
Tri-City – Tory Dello – (Checking From Behind) (Game Ejection), 10 min, 7:40

Power Play

Lincoln – 0/3

Tri-City – 0/1

Shots

Lincoln: 6, 6, 9 = Total: 21
Tri-City: 17, 13, 20 = Total: 50

Saves
Lincoln – Cam Hackett – 44/50
Tri-City – Alec Dillon – 20/21

KEARNEY, Neb. – Nick Master scored twice and the Tri-City Storm (20-10-5) got their first win of the season against the Sioux Falls Stampede (18-14-4) by a score of 4-2 at the Viaero Event Center on Saturday night.

The victory was the sixth straight win for Tri-City, which is now the longest winning streak for the club since March of 2005.

Master now has a goal streak of three games, scoring five different times during the run. The UMass-Lowell commit has 12 tallies and 21 points on the season.

Forward Chris Wilkie also scored for the Storm in the win, and is currently third in the USHL with 22 goals.

Chase Berger gave Tri-City the early 1-0 lead, scoring his sixth goal of the season on the first shot of the game just 1:28 into the first period.

Sioux Falls responded with a goal by defenseman Matt Nuttle at 8:31 of the first, tying the game at 1-1 before Master scored his first of the night to give the Storm a 2-1 lead going into the first intermission.

The Broomall, Penn. native’s first was set up by both Garrett Gamez and Kevin Kerr. First, Gamez brought the puck in the zone and stopped in the corner. The Storm’s captain then found Kerr open at the point. Kerr, also a Pennsylvania native, shot the puck toward the net with Master open in front for a redirection over the left shoulder of Stampede goalie Stefanos Lekkas and into the net.

Wilkie made it 3-1 in the second, picking up the puck in the Sioux Falls end on a broken play and beating Lekkas. Storm defenseman Mattias Goransson and forward Dan Labosky each recorded assists on the goal.

But the Stampede got back in the game with a redirection goal of their own from team captain Ryan Schwalbe to make it 3-2 in the middle period.

The game stayed at 3-2 until Master gave the Storm the insurance they were looking for, scoring his second of the game at 11:36 of the final frame.

This time it was forward Cody Milan who hit Master in front and the center did the rest of the work, deking out Lekkas and scoring on the backhand. Forward Matthew Freytag was credited with the second assist on the final goal of the game.

Storm netminder Jared Rutledge earned the win with 17 saves, his sixth win of the year and his fourth consecutive victory.

Lekkas took the loss for Sioux Falls, making 31 saves in defeat.

Tri-City remains in second place in the USHL’s Western Conference with 45 total points.

The Storm are back in action Tuesday night when they host the Lincoln Stars at the Viaero Event Center. Game time is 7:05 p.m.

Notes: The Storm scratched forwards Nolan Aibel and Kyle Eastman along with defenseman Jason Krych…

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period

Tri-City – Chase Berger (Dan Labosky) 1:28
Sioux Falls – Matt Nuttle (Cooper Marody, Clint Lewis) 8:31
Tri-City – Nick Master (Kevin Kerr, Garrett Gamez) 12:45

2nd Period

Tri-City – Chris Wilkie (Mattias Goransson, Dan Labosky) 5:46
Sioux Falls – Ryan Schwalbe (Matt Nuttle, Lawton Courtnall) 8:27

3rd Period
Tri-City – Nick Master (Cody Milan, Matthew Freytag) 11:36

PENALTIES

1st Period
Sioux Falls – Chaz Switzer – (Slashing), 2 min, 16:41

2nd Period

Tri-City – Cameron Spicer – (Roughing), 2 min, 3:37
Sioux Falls – Troy Loggins – (Roughing), 2 min, 3:37
Tri-City – Tory Dello – (Roughing), 4 min, 5:04
Sioux Falls – Kieffer Bellows – (Roughing), 4 min, 5:04
Tri-City – Tory Dello – (Tripping), 2 min, 11:32
Sioux Falls – Matt Nuttle – (Tripping), 2 min, 11:55

3rd Period
Tri-City – Conner Valesano – (Unsportsmanlike Conduct) (Misconduct), 10 min, 5:16
Tri-City – Jake Wahlin – (Roughing), 4 min, 5:16
Sioux Falls – Troy Loggins – (Charging), 2 min, 5:16
Sioux Falls – Clint Lewis – (Roughing), 4 min, 5:16
Tri-City – Nick Master – (Slashing), 2 min, 6:12
Sioux Falls – Lukas Buchta – (Tripping), 2 min, 19:54

Power Play

Sioux Falls – 0/2

Tri-City – 0/4

Shots

Sioux Falls: 6, 7, 6 = Total: 19
Tri-City: 13, 12, 10 = Total: 35

Saves
Sioux Falls – Stefanos Lekkas – 31/35
Tri-City – Jared Rutledge – 17/19

KEARNEY, Neb. – For the second consecutive game, the Tri-City Storm (19-10-5) scored four goals in the first period to open up a big lead and never looked back. Friday night’s performance finished with a 5-1 win over the Omaha Lancers (19-10-5) at the Viaero Event Center, the Storm’s fifth consecutive victory.

The five goals were each scored by different forwards, led by Cody Milan and Mason Appleton, who each had two points on the night. Team captain Garrett Gamez also factored into the scoring, recording two assists in the win.

With the victory, Tri-City moved into a tie with Omaha for second place in the USHL’s Western Conference, just two points behind the idle Sioux City Musketeers.

It was another successful first period for the Storm, as they scored three goals in the first 10:17 of the contest. Milan started the scoring, as he took a pass from Appleton and wristed a shot under Omaha netminder Kris Oldham at 5:17 of the opening period.

Tri-City struck again under a minute later as leading scorer Chris Wilkie scored his 21st of the season after a Lancers turnover at the top of the zone. The Omaha native took the loose puck and made his way to the opposing net with plenty of room to maneuver before ripping a shot past Oldham to make it 2-0 Storm.

Next, it was Appleton who scored his eighth goal of the season while Tri-City was killing a penalty to defenseman Jalen Schulz. The Green Bay, Wis. product took a leading pass from Milan and sped past the Lancer power play unit, beating Oldham as he was taken down to the ice.

Oldham was then pulled in favor of backup netminder Zach Driscoll just 10:17 into the game.

Nick Master put a cap on the Storm’s first period, scoring his third goal in his last two games and his 10th of the season at 18:54. Gamez found the Broomall, Penn. native at the top of the left circle in the Lancer end before Master put a shot off the right post and in for the team’s fourth goal of the frame.

Matthew Freytag added his eighth goal of the season from Gamez halfway through the second period to extend his team’s lead to 5-0.

The Lancers got on the board at 6:20 of the final period when Nick Rivera scored a power play goal.

The tally was the lone strike against Storm netminder Jared Rutledge, who made 21 saves in the game to earn his fifth victory with Tri-City this season.

The Storm will wrap up the weekend when they take on the Sioux Falls Stampede Saturday night at the Viaero Event Center at 7:05 p.m.

Notes: The Storm scratched forwards Nolan Aibel and Kyle Eastman along with defenseman Jason Krych…

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period

Tri-City – Cody Milan (Mason Appleton) 5:17
Tri-City – Chris Wilkie (unassisted) 6:10
Tri-City – Mason Appleton (short-handed) (Cody Milan) 10:17
Tri-City – Nick Master (Garrett Gamez) 18:54

2nd Period

Tri-City – Matthew Freytag (Garrett Gamez) 11:05

3rd Period
Omaha – Nick Rivera (power play) (Michael Wilson, Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson) 6:20

PENALTIES

1st Period
Tri-City – Jalen Schulz – (Roughing), 2 min, 8:24
Omaha – Jimmy Schuldt – (Tripping), 2 min, 16:12

2nd Period

Tri-City – Dan Labosky – (Slashing), 2 min, 8:39
Omaha – Anthony Angello – (Elbowing), 2 min, 11:19
Tri-City – Jake Wahlin – (Slashing), 2 min, 13:18

3rd Period
Tri-City – Garrett Gamez – (Holding), 2 min, 4:35
Omaha – Matthew Meier – (High Sticking), 2 min, 15:43

Power Play

Omaha – 1/4

Tri-City – 0/3

Shots

Omaha: 4, 6, 12 = Total: 22
Tri-City: 10, 8, 8 = Total: 26

Saves
Omaha – Kris Oldham – 2/5, Zach Driscoll – 19/21
Tri-City – Jared Rutledge – 21/22

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Tri-City Storm (18-10-5) got their highest offensive output of the season on Sunday afternoon to defeat the Bloomington Thunder (12-16-5) 6-2 at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum.

Nick Master led the way with two goals, while Tri-City also got tallies from Kevin Kerr, Mason Appleton, Jake Wahlin and Bobby Nardella.

Four goals in the opening period gave the Storm control of the game early on.

Kerr opened the scoring at 5:09 of the first, shooting the puck off a face-off win by Master. With traffic in front, the puck got behind Bloomington goaltender Logan Halladay to give Tri-City a 1-0 lead.

Less than a minute later, it was Appleton who got his own rebound and beat Halladay to make it 2-0. The Green Bay, Wis. native took a pass from forward Joel Herbert and went right to the net.

Herbert ended the game with two assists, and now has nine points on the season.

Only 11 seconds after Appleton’s tally, Wahlin forced Halladay from the game with the team’s third goal in the first 6:15 of the contest. Assists were credited to Conner Valesano and Wade Allison.

Later in the frame it was Nardella who found the back of the net to make it 4-0. The defenseman’s tally was his sixth on the season.

Master made it 5-0 in the second and struck again in the third for the team’s sixth goal of the night. The forward now has nine goals on the season which is second-best on the team.

Storm netminder Jared Rutledge made 23 saves in the win to pick up his fourth victory of the season.

Tri-City is now in third place in the Western Conference, moving ahead of Des Moines with the win.

The Storm return home for two contests in Kearney next weekend. On Friday night the Storm take on the Omaha Lancers at 7:30 p.m. before battling the Sioux Falls Stampede on Saturday at 7:05.

Notes: The Storm scratched forwards Nolan Aibel and Kyle Eastman along with defenseman Cameron Spicer…

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period

Tri-City – Kevin Kerr (Nick Master) 5:09
Tri-City – Mason Appleton (Joel Herbert) 6:04
Tri-City – Jake Wahlin (Conner Valesano, Wade Allison) 6:15
Tri-City – Bobby Nardella (Mason Appleton, Joel Herbert) 11:17

2nd Period

Tri-City – Nick Master (Matthew Freytag) 10:45

3rd Period
Bloomington – Matt Mendelson (Butrus Ghafari, Alec Mehr) 2:06
Tri-City – Nick Master (Garrett Gamez, Dan Labosky) 6:49
Bloomington – Jack Jenkins (Jeremy Davies, Tarek Baker) 18:12

PENALTIES

1st Period
Bloomington – Alec Mehr – (Slashing), 2 min, 0:21
Tri-City – Jake Wahlin – (Tripping), 2 min, 14:57
Tri-City – Jake Wahlin – (Roughing), 2 min, 14:57
Tri-City – Jake Wahlin – (Fighting), 5 min, 14:57
Tri-City – Jake Wahlin – (Fighting) (Misconduct), 10 min, 14:57
Bloomington – Shane Bednard – (Fighting) (Instigator), 2 min, 14:57
Bloomington – Shane Bednard – (Fighting), 5 min, 14:57
Bloomington – Shane Bednard – (Fighting) (Game Misconduct), 10 min, 14:57
Tri-City – Daniel Labosky – (Hooking), 2 min, 18:35

2nd Period

Tri-City – Tory Dello – (Interference), 2 min, 11:54
Tri-City – Gordi Myer – (Boarding), 2 min, 16:24
Tri-City – Chris Wilkie – (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 2 min, 19:13

3rd Period
Bloomington – Joshua Shellman – (Interference), 2 min, 11:45
Bloomington – Jeremy Davies – (Cross Checking), 2 min, 15:20

Power Play

Tri-City – 0/3

Bloomington – 0/5

Shots

Tri-City: 19, 6, 8 = Total: 33
Bloomington: 7, 7, 11 = Total: 25

Saves
Tri-City – Jared Rutledge – 23/25
Bloomington – Logan Halladay – 7/10, Hayden Lavigne – 20/23

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – A third period goal from Matthew Freytag was all the Tri-City Storm (17-10-5) needed on Saturday night, defeating the Bloomington Thunder (12-15-5) 1-0 in the teams’ first ever meeting at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum.

Storm netminder Alec Dillon stopped all 25 shots that came his way, recording his third shutout of the season.

Neither team was able to score in the first 20 minutes, but Tri-City killed all three penalties they took in the opening frame.

It was more of the same in the second, and the teams headed to the final period without a goal. Through two, Bloomington led in shots on goal, 19-16.

Freytag finally broke the scoreless tie with his seventh goal of the season on the power play with just 11 minutes to go in the game.

Mason Appleton rushed the puck into the Bloomington zone on the right wall and hit Freytag in the slot for a redirection. The puck went up in the air over Lavigne and hit the crossbar before going down into the net. Defenseman Tory Dello picked up the second assist on the play.

Tri-City will finish their weekend series with the Thunder on Sunday afternoon. Start time is 3 p.m.

The Storm are now in fourth place in the Western Conference, and have a chance to gain ground in the standings as the only team in action on Sunday.

Notes: The Storm scratched forwards Nolan Aibel and Kyle Eastman along with defenseman Cameron Spicer…

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period

(no scoring)

2nd Period

(no scoring)

3rd Period
Tri-City – Matthew Freytag (power play) (Mason Appleton, Tory Dello) 8:59

PENALTIES

1st Period
Tri-City – Alec Dillon – (Delay of Game), 2 min, 4:39
Tri-City – Mason Appleton – (High Sticking), 2 min, 10:21
Bloomington – Shane Bednard – (Slashing), 2 min, 11:37
Tri-City – Jason Krych – (Tripping), 2 min, 14:34

2nd Period

Bloomington – Jason Kalinowski – (Roughing), 2 min, 14:28
Tri-City – Matthew Freytag – (Roughing), 2 min, 14:28

3rd Period
Bloomington – Jacob Slaker – (Checking From Behind), 2 min, 7:20
Tri-City – Conner Valesano – (Roughing), 2 min, 7:20
Bloomington – Jacob Slaker – (Roughing), 2 min, 7:20
Tri-City – Dan Labosky – (Roughing), 2 min, 16:08

Power Play

Tri-City – 1/2

Bloomington – 0/4

Shots

Tri-City: 9, 7, 7 = Total: 23
Bloomington: 11, 8, 6 = Total: 25

Saves
Tri-City – Alec Dillon – 25/25
Bloomington – Hayden Lavigne – 23/24

DUBUQUE, Ia. – The 2015 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game on Jan. 13 at 7:00 p.m. will be streamed live and free of charge by FASTHockey, the league’s online broadcast partner.

Storm broadcaster Jared Shafran will appear as part of the live coverage during the broadcast, acting as a rinkside reporter throughout the night.

Shafran is in his third season as the radio voice of the Storm and has called the action for more than 150 USHL contests on the team’s radio partner, The Breeze 94.5 FM. He has previously been involved with league events as he was a studio host for the 2014 USHL Draft show, and provided on-air coverage of USHL players that were selected during the 2014 NHL Draft in Philadelphia. Shafran is a graduate of Northeastern University in Boston.

Three Tri-City Storm skaters were among the 40 players chosen to take part in the game, including defenseman Tory Dello and forwards Matthew Freytag and Chris Wilkie. All three will play for “Team West” in the contest.

It is the third time the league will conduct the USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, which will showcase many of the top players in the USHL who are eligible for the 2015 NHL Draft in Sunrise, Fla. June 26-27. The USHL set a record in 2014, seeing 35 players from the 2013-14 season selected by NHL clubs.

Fans can visit FASTHockey.com to access the free broadcast.

Tri-City will head to Bloomington this weekend for their first ever games with the Thunder. Saturday’s game starts at 7:05 p.m., while Sunday’s game begins at 3:00.

KEARNEY, Neb. – The Tri-City Storm (16-10-5) completed a weekend sweep of the Waterloo Black Hakws (9-19-3) on Saturday night with a 3-2 win in front of 3,021 fans at the Viaero Event Center.

Wade Allison scored the game-winning goal for Tri-City in the third period, while Chase Berger and Jake Wahlin added tallies in the first period. Storm goaltender Jared Rutledge made 33 saves in the game to earn his third win in a Tri-City sweater.

Allison now has three goals on the season in 14 games. All three have come at home in Kearney, and all have turned out to be game-winners.

For the second consecutive night, the Black Hawks scored on the first shot of the game, as forward Henrik Rommel got his fourth goal of the year from Tyler Sheehy.

The Storm got even at 1-1 when Berger found the back of the net for the fifth time this season. Berger’s goal came on a rebound in front and was assisted by forward Matthew Freytag and defenseman Tory Dello.

Tri-City then took the lead on a goal by Wahlin at 11:32 of the opening period. Wahlin also scored on a rebound, with assists given to Nolan Aibel and Conner Valesano.

The score stayed 2-1 through the second period, as neither team was able to strike in the middle frame, while Tri-City outshot Waterloo 16-11.

In the third, Allison gave Tri-City an insurance goal at 4:54 which turned out to be the game-winner. The Myrtle, Man. native ripped off a wrist shot that beat Waterloo goaltender Trevor Gorsuch to make it 3-1. Freytag and Nick Master picked up assists on the tally.

Waterloo made it a one-goal game on a late tally by center Tom Novak at 14:32 of the third, but their comeback fell short.

The Black Hawks outshot Tri-City 35-30 in the contest.

The Storm are now in a tie for third place in the Western Conference with Des Moines.

Tri-City heads to Bloomington next weekend for their first ever games with the Thunder on Saturday and Sunday Jan. 17-18. Saturday’s game starts at7:05 p.m., while Sunday’s game begins at 3:00.

Notes: The Storm scratched forwards Garrett Gamez and Kyle Eastman along with defenseman Cameron Spicer…

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period

Waterloo – Henrik Rommel (power play) (Tyler Sheehy) 1:11
Tri-City – Chase Berger (power play) (Matthew Freytag, Tory Dello) 5:30
Tri-City – Jake Wahlin (Conner Valesano, Nolan Aibel) 11:32

2nd Period

(no scoring)

3rd Period
Tri-City – Wade Allison (Matthew Freytag, Nick Master) 4:54
Waterloo – Tom Novak (Hayden Shaw) 14:32

PENALTIES

1st Period
Tri-City – Cody Milan – (Hooking), 2 min, 0:26
Waterloo – Tyler Sheehy – (Holding), 2 min, 3:45
Tri-City – Chase Berger – (Head Contact), 2 min, 8:24
Waterloo – Sam Rossini – (Interference), 2 min, 12:26
Tri-City – Cody Milan – (Holding), 2 min, 12:26

2nd Period

Tri-City – Dan Labosky – (High Sticking), 2 min, 5:14
Waterloo – Ethan Spaxman – (Holding), 2 min, 6:37
Waterloo – Alex Robert – (Interference), 2 min, 12:06

3rd Period
Waterloo – Rem Pitlick – (Tripping), 2 min, 11:10

Power Play

Waterloo – 1/3

Tri-City – 1/4

Shots

Waterloo: 13, 11, 11 = Total: 35
Tri-City: 8, 16, 6 = Total: 30

Saves
Waterloo – Trevor Gorsuch – 27/30
Tri-City – Jared Rutledge – 33/35

KEARNEY, Neb. – Chris Wilkie scored three times to record his first USHL hat trick and break a three game regulation losing streak in a 5-3 Tri-City Storm (15-10-5) victory over the Waterloo Black Hawks (9-18-3) on Friday night at the Viaero Event Center.

Wilkie now has 20 goals on the season, which leads the USHL. Two of his tallies came on the power play, and he now has 11 power play goals, which is tied for the league lead. The hat trick was the 24th in team history.

Both Dan Labosky and Matthew Freytag also scored for Tri-City, while netminder Alec Dillon made 20 saves to record his 12th win of the season.

Waterloo got off to a quick start, scoring on their first shot of the game at 1:22 of the opening period to make it 1-0. Defenseman Phil Beaulieu was credited with his 7th tally of the season.

But Tri-City got even just minutes later when Wilkie scored his first of the night on the power play. Assists went to Nick Master and Bobby Nardella.

Later in the period, while the Storm were killing a holding penalty to Cody Milan, Labosky got a steal at center ice and raced in alone on a breakaway. The Edina, Minn. native slipped a backhanded shot under Waterloo goalie Trevor Gorsuch for the team’s third short-handed strike of the season and made it 2-1 Tri-City.

The Storm pushed their lead to 3-1 in the second on Wilkie’s second of the night, which came unassisted at 7:30.

Tri-City held their lead for most of the middle frame, but the Black Hawks converted on the power play late in the period to cut the game to 3-2. Defenseman Hayden Shaw scored the goal, and got his first tally of the season.

Then early on in the third, Tom Novak evened the game at 3-3 with a power play goal just 4:04 into the final frame.

But the Storm re-took the lead less than three minutes later when Freytag converted with the second Tri-City power play goal of the evening. Freytag’s sixth of the season was assisted by Cody Milan and Mason Appleton.

In the final minutes, Wilkie completed the hat trick and sealed the victory with the squad’s third power play goal of the game. Labosky recorded his second point of the game with the first assist, while Chase Berger got his 10th assist of the season with the secondary helper.

The Storm finish their weekend series with Waterloo on Saturday night at 7:05 p.m.

Notes: The Storm scratched forwards Garrett Gamez and Kyle Eastman along with defenseman Cameron Spicer…

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period

Waterloo – Phil Beaulieu (unassisted) 1:22
Tri-City – Chris Wilkie (power play) (Nick Master, Bobby Nardella) 4:51
Tri-City – Dan Labosky (short-handed) (unassisted) 11:57

2nd Period

Tri-City – Chris Wilkie (unassisted) 7:30
Waterloo – Hayden Shaw (power play) (Tyler Sheehy, Henrik Rommel) 16:53

3rd Period
Waterloo – Tom Novak (power play) (Henrik Rommel) 4:04
Tri-City – Matthew Freytag (power play) (Cody Milan, Mason Appleton) 6:49
Tri-City – Chris Wilkie (power play) (Dan Labosky, Chase Berger) 19:17

PENALTIES

1st Period

Waterloo – John Wiitala – (Hooking), 2 min, 4:22
Waterloo – Rem Pitlick – (Hooking), 2 min, 7:31
Tri-City – Cody Milan – (Holding), 2 min, 11:31

2nd Period

Tri-City – Jalen Schulz – (Tripping), 2 min, 4:56
Tri-City – Alec Dillon – (Roughing), 2 min, 8:10
Waterloo – Sam Rossini – (Tripping), 2 min, 14:17
Tri-City – Nolan Aibel – (Tripping), 2 min, 16:40

3rd Period

Tri-City – Mattias Goransson – (Tripping), 2 min, 3:57
Waterloo – Rem Pitlick – (Tripping), 2 min, 6:05
Tri-City – Jalen Schulz – (High Sticking), 2 min, 11:39
Waterloo – Niko Hildenbrand – (Checking From Behind), 2 min, 18:51
Waterloo – Niko Hildenbrand – (Checking From Behind) (Misconduct), 10 min, 18:51

Power Play

Waterloo – 2/6

Tri-City – 3/5

Shots

Waterloo: 7, 7, 9 = Total: 23
Tri-City: 12, 9, 6 = Total: 27

Saves
Waterloo – Trevor Gorsuch – 22/27
Tri-City – Alec Dillon – 20/23