STAMPEDE, IRVING, TURN AWAY MUSKETEERS
Muskies Double Stampede in Shots, But Come up Short
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Sioux Falls, SD (December 28th, 2022) - Despite having more than double the total shots on goal, the Sioux City Musketeers dropped their tilt with the Sioux Falls Stampede by a final score of 4-2.
The Musketeers were the first team to find the scoreboard when Dylan Godbout punched in a loose puck along the goal line on a power play to give the Musketeers a 1-0 lead.
The Stampede however answered back with Tyler Borgula's first of the season at the 11:29 mark of the first period to tie the contest 1-1.
The goal began a streak of three unanswered Sioux Falls goals. In the second Will McDonough found the back of the net on a breakaway at the 5:57 mark of the period to give the Stampede a 2-1 lead that they did not relinquish.
Sioux Falls opened up their lead two a pair of goals at the 12:50 mark of the third period. Isaac Gordon found twine to make it 3-1.
On another power play opportunity, Sioux City clawed back to within one on a goal from captain, Grant Slukynsky, his fifth of the season at 16:51 in the third.
But Sioux Falls finished off the victory over the Musketeers with an empty netter from Samuel Harris, his 15th tally of the campaign.
Taking the loss for the Musketeers was Axel Mangbo who made 16 saves on 19 shots. However the sharper net minder was Jackson Irving who earned the win stopping a total of 40 shots on 42 Sioux City attempts. It was the third time this season Irving has made 40 or more saves.
Sioux City more than doubled Sioux Falls in shot attempts, outpacing the Stampede 42 to 20. Now in seven matchups with their I-29 rivals the Musketeers hold a 5-2-0 advantage.
The Muskies now return home for a pair of New Years Eve weekend games that begin on Friday at 7:05 pm at the Tyson Events Center when they face the Madison Capitols in a rematch of last season's Clark Cup Finals. And they take on the Omaha Lancers on Saturday at 6:05 pm for the traditional New Years Eve tilt.
