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 Saturday 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 Saturday at the Ice Box.
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, and his second of the night, against Tri-City on Saturday 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.