Stars Fall to Musketeers in Overtime
Published on October 17, 2026 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Lincoln Stars News Release
Lincoln, NE - The Lincoln Stars (3-4-1-0) fell in overtime to the Sioux City Musketeers by the score of 4-3 at the Ice Box on Saturday night.
Sioux City opened the scoring at 8:15 of the first period when Dakotah Bailey scored shorthanded. Lincoln responded with a pair of goals to take the lead. Evan Malkhassian (Harvard) tied the game at 12:05 with his second goal of the season, assisted by Samuel Murin and Will Kortan (Air Force). Griffin Sturm then put the Stars ahead at 17:39, finishing a play set up by Malkhassian and Tommy Browne to give Lincoln a 2-1 advantage after one period.
The Musketeers answered in the second period. Jack Brauti scored on the power play at 7:23 to even the score before Daniil Butin gave Sioux City a 3-2 lead with 1:26 remaining in the period.
Lincoln continued to push in the third and found the equalizer on the power play. Kortan scored at 15:18, with Nick Snyder (Vermont) and Sturm collecting assists, sending the game to overtime tied at three.
However, the extra period was short-lived. Jake Merens scored 10 seconds into overtime off a pass from Brauti to give Sioux City the win.
Malkhassian led the Stars with a goal and an assist, while Kortan recorded a goal and an assist. Sturm also contributed a goal and an assist in the loss.
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