Power play pushes Lancers to win
Power play prowess propelled the Omaha Lancers to a 4-1 United States Hockey League victory Saturday night over the Youngstown Phantoms. The Lancers scored three of their goals with a one-man advantage before a crowd of 3,128 at Civic Auditorium. That’s a phase of the game the 31-18-7 Lancers have been working hard on in recent weeks, and head coach Bliss Littler was glad to see his team rewarded for that work.
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Lancers set to host Youngstown
With only five games remaining in the regular season, the 30-18-7 Lancers need to make the most of their last two home games against teams at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings. Omaha is 18-6-4 at home, more wins on its own ice than any other Western Conference team. … Ben Marshall is tied for first among all USHL defenders with 10 goals after he scored in Wednesday's loss at Sioux Falls, and he's second with a plus-23 rating and 131 shots on goal. … Omaha's penalty kill...
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Lancers derailed by Stampede
The Sioux Falls Stampede took over the No. 2 spot in the United States Hockey League's Western Conference standings and dropped Omaha to third by beating the Lancers 4-1 on Wednesday night before a crowd of 3,507 at the Sioux Falls Arena. The Stampede are 31-17-6 with 68 points, while Omaha is 30-18-7 with 67 points after losing for the second straight night. Dubuque (33-11-8, 74 points) leads the conference. Fargo (31-19-4, 66 points) trails the Lancers by a point.
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Lancers fall to Sioux City
Goaltender Matt Skoff registered 25 saves, while Caleb Herbert produced a goal and an assist as the Sioux City Musketeers defeated the Omaha Lancers 3-1 Tuesday night before a crowd of 1,624 at the Tyson Events Center. Omaha (30-17-7, 67 points) remained in second place in the Western Conference behind Dubuque (33-11-8, 74 points). Fargo (31-19-4) and Sioux Falls (30-17-6), with 66 points each, are tied for third place.
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Lancers hit road for pair of games
The 30-16-7 Lancers finish a stretch of eight games in 16 days with back-to-back, mid-week road games against two Western Conference foes who also are scratching for every standings point they can get. Omaha is in second place, but Sioux Falls is just one point behind and Sioux City is battling with Des Moines for the sixth and final playoff berth. ... For the 19th straight season, Omaha has won at least 30 games, achieving the feat with Saturday’s 1-0 victory over Waterloo. ... The...
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Oddo’s game: goals, guidance
Premium ContentWith so few games left in the USHL portion of his hockey career, Omaha Lancers forward Nick Oddo knows it’s important to enjoy every trip he makes up and down the ice. Where the Omaha native will skate next — his college plans aren’t quite firmed up yet — isn’t keeping Oddo from having his best season yet in the United States Hockey League. Oddo is one of the league’s most efficient shooters, scoring 20 goals on 105 shots, a 19 percent success rate. That ties...
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One goal enough for Liau, Lancers
Omaha and Waterloo sent 61 pucks to the net Saturday night, but only one managed to make it past the goal line. Fortunately for the Lancers, it was a shot by Jonathan Liau that rolled in with less than three minutes to play in Omaha's 1-0 USHL victory. It's not surprising that Liau was the guy who set off the only scoring celebration for the majority of the 3,686 at Civic Auditorium. The Princeton recruit had scored a goal in the Lancers' past three games and four of their past five.
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Lancers still can't outshine Stars
They had plenty of great chances and even converted a couple of them. But the Omaha Lancers didn't get enough of those chances into the net Friday night in a 3-2 United States Hockey League loss to the Lincoln Stars. And once again, Lincoln goaltender Kevin Murdock was the primary reason those shots didn't go in. Murdock's latest performance against the Lancers — 29 stops in 31 shots — earned him the No. 1 star honor before the Ice Box crowd of 4,319. But in the eyes of Lancers...
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Lancers close in on clinching playoff spot
With four weeks remaining in the regular season, the 29-15-7 Lancers are second in the Western Conference with 65 points after splitting four games in six days, their busiest stretch of the season. … Omaha needs six points to clinch its 22nd straight playoff berth in 25 seasons of play. … The Lancers' penalty-killing lines, ranked third in the USHL at 87.5 percent, will face their toughest weekend of the season because Lincoln is ranked second in power-play success (21.4 percent)...
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Lancers hold off Stampede
Getting a first-period goal Sunday helped the Omaha Lancers get into a defensive groove, paving the way for a 2-1 USHL victory against Sioux Falls. In the last home game against a Western Conference foe, the Lancers got an important win against a team they’re going to face three more times in their final nine games. The Civic Auditorium crowd of 2,081 saw the Lancers bounce back from a 3-0 loss at Des Moines Saturday to earn two points in the tight Western Conference. The 29-15-7 Lancers...
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Q&A;: Lancers defenseman Aaron Ave
Ave is one of two Omaha players who have participated in all 50 of the Lancers’ games this season. The defenseman from Chandler, Ariz., has scored three goals and dished out 12 assists in his second season with the team after recording nine assists last season.
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