Dubuque, IA – The Dubuque Fighting Saints (7-7-1-0, 15 pts) host the Muskegon Lumberjacks (7-5-0-2, 16 pts) on Saturday night for Military Appreciation Night presented by DuTrac at ImOn Arena.
Here are five things to know ahead of the matchup:
1. Stars and Stripes
The Fighting Saints will wear specialty United States-themed uniforms again on Saturday that will be auctioned off after the game. Dubuque hosts its annual Military Appreciation Night on Saturday.
The Fighting Saints have won four-straight Military Appreciation Nights, including an overtime win over Des Moines last season.
2. Hot Hands
Kane Johnson scored a redirect goal on Friday for his third goal in the last two games for the Fighting Saints. Overall, Johnson has five goals and nine points for the Saints this season.
Cruz Martin scored the second goal for the Saints on Friday, his fourth point in as many games for the team. Since his acquisition on Oct. 24, Martin has a pair of goals and two assists. Three of his four points have come in the third period or overtime.
3. Dubuque Dish
Lincoln Krizizke has four assists in his last two games after assisting Martin's goal in Friday's loss. Krizizke has seven assists overall for the Saints this season.
Max Lind extended his team lead to 12 with another assist on Friday. Lind has an eight-game point streak, the longest active streak in the USHL. The Swedish forward has 11 of his team-leading 16 points in those eight games.
4. Saints Shots
For the second-straight game, the Saints launched over 30 shots on goal and applied most of their pressure in the final 40 minutes. The Saints finished Friday's game with 32 shots on goal against Muskegon.
After nine first-period shots, the Saints launched 12 on goal in the second and 11 in the third. In their own zone, the Saints allowed 20 shots-or-less for the second-straight game as the Jacks mustered 20 shots in their win.
5. Lumber Listings
Muskegon's team save percentage increased from .910 to .914 with Samuel Doyon-Cataquiz's 30 saves in Friday's 3-2 win over the Saints. Cataquiz stopped 21 of 23 shots over the final two periods to open the series.
Maxim Simko and Aiden Janz helped Muskegon to the win on Friday, each scoring a goal in the third period assisted by the other. Janz gave the jacks a 2-1 lead just 10 seconds after Johnson's goal for Dubuque and Simko added the game-winner with 12:23 left in regulation.
Saturday's puck drop is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. and tickets can be purchased with limited availability here. The Saints will hold a postgame jersey auction following Saturday's contest. The game will be available on Eagle 102.3 and FloHockey.
