MUSKEGON, Michigan (October 18th) – In yet another one goal contest, the third period proved to be the demise of the Muskegon Lumberjacks as the Sioux Falls Stampede scored a pair of goals in the final frame to edge by with a 2-1 victory tonight at the L.C. Walker Arena.
The first period saw a scoreless draw in which the Stampede were able to outshoot the Lumberjacks by a slim 8-6 margin.
In the early parts of the second period, the Lumberjacks (4-3-1, 9 points) were able to get on the board first courtesy of their power play at the 3:38 mark as Matt Iacopelli scored his third goal in as many games finding a loose puck in the slot to fire it past David Jacobson (4-0-1) that was helped by Janik Moeser and Carson Gatt.
Muskegon took that one goal lead into the third period with Sioux Falls still holding the shot advantage, 18-13.
The third period would belong to the visitors as the Stampede (6-2-0, 12 points) tallied the equalizer at the 5:27 mark from Tony Calderone for the second goal of the season from Keith Burchett and Michael Buonincontri.
Just 2:05 after the Calderone marker, Sioux Falls grabbed their first lead of the night at 2-1 with Dennis Kravchenko’s second goal of the season as he roofed a shot top shelf past Jordan Uhelski’s (2-1-1) blocker side. Zeb Knutson tallied the lone assist on the Kravchenko strike.
The score held through the remainder of the game as the Lumberjacks had an opportunity late in regulation with a 2:00 power play with 2:27 remaining in the third, but came up empty even after pulling Uhelski for the extra attacker with 48 seconds left.
Sioux Falls outshot Muskegon on the night, 30-23, and David Jacobson made 22 saves on the night for his fourth win of the season. Jordan Uhelski stopped 28 of 30 shots in the tough home loss. All-time, Muskegon is 2-1-2 against Sioux Falls with one meeting left between the teams this season tomorrow night at home.
The Lumberjacks will return home tomorrow night against the Sioux Falls Stampede at 7:15 pm. Tomorrow’s game features “Trick of Treat with the Jacks” and the return of our Subway Saturday promotion. If the Lumberjacks win tomorrow, fans can present their ticket stubs at any participating Subway location for a buy one six-inch sub, get another six-inch sub of equal or lesser value for free.
Individual game tickets are on sale for the low price of $10 for adults and $6 for children ages 3-12 if they are purchased before the day of the game. Tickets can be purchased at the Lumberjacks’ Box Office or by calling (231) 724-5225.
The exclusive radio home for the Muskegon Lumberjacks all season long is 92.5 FM WLAW “The Outlaw” as Bryan Fongers delivers the call beginning ten minutes prior to puck drop.
The proud home of all Muskegon Lumberjacks home games is the L.C. Walker Arena in downtown Muskegon located just minutes from the beautiful Lake Michigan Shoreline. Muskegon Lumberjacks hockey, “Experience the Buzz!”
The Muskegon Lumberjacks are proud members of the United States Hockey League, the nation’s only Tier I junior hockey league and the leading producer of NCAA players and National Hockey League draft picks in the United States. The Lumberjacks’ organization prides itself on developing not just premier hockey talent, but also exceptional young men outside the arena of sports. For more information, visit www.muskegonlumberjacks.com.
