Photos: Stars fall to quick-starting Tri-City
Tri-City vs. Lincoln Stars, 12.4
Lincoln's Christian Kocsis (23) gets tripped up by Tri-City's Nate Benoit in the third period Saturday at the Ice Box.
Tri-City vs. Lincoln Stars, 12.4
Tri-City's Mason Wheeler (5) holds off Lincoln's Patrick Raftery (9) in the first period on Saturday at the Ice Box.
Tri-City vs. Lincoln Stars, 12.4
Lincoln's Mason Marcellus (22) evades several Tri-City players while looking for a pass in the first period on Dec. 4 at the Ice Box.
Tri-City vs. Lincoln Stars, 12.4
Lincoln's Lucas Wahlin (3) prepares to score around Tri-City's John Druskinis in the first period Saturday at the Ice Box.
Tri-City vs. Lincoln Stars, 12.4
Lincoln's Yu Sato gets shoved into the glass by Tri-City's Mason Wheeler in the first period Saturday at the Ice Box.
Tri-City vs. Lincoln Stars, 12.4
Lincoln's Gleb Veremyev (28) takes a shot on goal in the third period while being defended by Tri-City's Shaun McEwen on Saturday at the Ice Box.
Tri-City vs. Lincoln Stars, 12.4
Tri-City players celebrate after defeating Lincoln 6-3 on Saturday at the Ice Box.
Tri-City vs. Lincoln Stars, 12.4
Lincoln's Dalton Norris (left) and his team celebrate Norris' third-period goal against Tri-City on Dec. 4 at the Ice Box. The Stars will host Tri-City on Sunday as part of their three-game weekend.
Tri-City vs. Lincoln Stars, 12.4
Lincoln's Luke Johnson (37) nearly scores on Tri-City goalie Arsenii Sergeev (35) in the second period on Saturday at the Ice Box.
Tri-City vs. Lincoln Stars, 12.4
Lincoln's Lucas Wahlin (3) and Aidan Thompson (27) hug after Wahlin's second-period goal against Tri-City on Dec. 4, 2021, at the Ice Box.
Tri-City vs. Lincoln Stars, 12.4
Lincoln's Patrick Raftery (9) and Tri-City's Shaun McEwen (44) rough each other up in the second period Saturday at the Ice Box.
Tri-City vs. Lincoln Stars, 12.4
Lincoln's Christian Kocsis (23) makes it snow on Tri-City's Andrew Strathmann (27) in the first period Saturday at the Ice Box.
Tri-City vs. Lincoln Stars, 12.4
Tri-City's Mason Wheeler (5) and goalie Arsenii Sergeev (35) reacts after Lincoln's Dalton Norris scored a third-period goal Saturday at the Ice Box.
Tri-City vs. Lincoln Stars, 12.4
Tri-City's Shaun McEwen (right) shoves Lincoln's Yu Sato into the glass in the third period Saturday at the Ice Box.
Tri-City vs. Lincoln Stars, 12.4
Lincoln's Luke Johnson (37) and Tri-City's Mason Wheeler (5) hits the glass while chasing a puck in the second period Saturday at the Ice Box.
Tri-City vs. Lincoln Stars, 12.4
An official tries to hold off the Lincoln Stars' Yu Sato (17) as he exchanges punches with Tri-City's Tanner Adams (39) as John Druskinis (left) comes to help break up the fight Saturday at the Ice Box.
Tri-City vs. Lincoln Stars, 12.4
Lincoln's Gleb Veremyev (28) comes away with a loose puck against Tri-City in the second period Saturday at the Ice Box.
Tri-City vs. Lincoln Stars, 12.4
Tri-City's goalie Arsenii Sergeev (35) cradles the puck as Lincoln's Patrick Raftery (9) trips over him in the second period Saturday at the Ice Box.
Tri-City vs. Lincoln Stars, 12.4
Lincoln's Michael Mastrodomenico (right) eludes Tri-City's Jeremy Wilmer in the second period Saturday at the Ice Box.
Tri-City vs. Lincoln Stars, 12.4
Lincoln's Gleb Veremyev (28) looks for the puck after running into Tri-City's Josh Eernisse (16) in the second period Saturday at the Ice Box.
A first-period spree powers Tri-City to a USHL win over the host Lincoln Stars.
Lincoln has a four-game winning streak heading into a pair of games in the Dallas Stars practice facility against the Storm, which has an eight-game winning streak.
Lincoln goaltender Kaidan Mbereko settled in after the first period and made 36 stops as the offense started to click.
The Lancers struck quickly against the Stars at the Ice Box on Saturday.
With nine games left for the Stars in the regular season, Lincoln has a chance to jump into second place in the USHL Western Conference.