Ryan Massa weathered the Storm (pun intended) as the Force beat the Tri-City Storm 5-2 in Kearney, NE tonight. The Force were outshot 46-26 in the game but got strong goaltending from Ryan Massa and capitalized on some key opportunities in the first and second periods on pace for a victory over the Storm of Tri-City.
In the first period, Oleg Yevenko opened the scoring on a slap shot that found the back of the net 5:16 into the game. JP Burkemper and Nate Schmidt assisted on the goal. Less than two minutes later the Force would get an awkward bounce on a shot from Garrett Allen from behind the net that went off Tri-City goalie Carsen Chubak's skate and found the net (Matt Leitner got an assist on the play). For the third Force goal, Nate Schmidt was able to get a breakaway opportunity coming out of the box after serving a hooking penalty. Schmidt would capitalize on that opportunity scoring on Chubak and extending the Force lead to 3-0 (Nate Condon with the assist). Tri-City answered on the power play 18 seconds later with a goal from Kenny Brooks to make it 3-1. Corey Leivermann would cap off the scoring in the first period on a feed from Chase Grant and Brian Cooper. The Force took the lead going into the 3rd up 4-1.
The Force would score their second shorthanded goal of the game on a 2 on 1 opportunity between Matt Leitner and Johnnie Searfoss. Johnnie Searfoss buried the goal assisted by Matt Leitner and Marek Hrbas.
Tri-City would net the only goal in the third period and the Force capped off their weekend with a 5-2 win over the Storm. Ryan Massa was stellar in net stopping 44 shots for the Force. Carsen Chubak stopped 21/26 shots for Tri-City.
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Ryan Massa weathers the Storm
Corey Leivermann, Garrett Allen, Johnnie Searfoss, Matt Leitner, Nate Schmidt, Oleg Yevenko, Ryan MassaOleg Yevenko named Defensive Player of the Week
Defensive Player of the Week, Oleg Yevenko
Oleg Yevenko was named the CCM Defensive Player of the Week for Week 17 in the USHL. Yevenko recorded two points (1g, 1a) and a plus-two rating in the lone game for Fargo last week. After turning 19-years-old the day before, he assisted on the first goal of the game vs. Team USA. Later in the contest with his team trailing 3-2, he scored the tying goal with just over seven minutes to play in the third period. The Force would go on to win the contest 4-3 in a shootout. The 6-7, 225-pound native of Belarus is playing his first season in the USHL and has tallied six points (2g, 4a) in 32 games for the Force (USHL.com).
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