Waterloo Black Hawks Defeat Lincoln Stars 5-1 With Three Power-Play Goals

Keegan Davis slipped open in front of the net and fired home his second goal of the season in the opening three minutes of Friday night’s contest, setting off a cascade of special-teams failures as the Lincoln Stars fell 5-1 to the Waterloo Black Hawks in Waterloo, Iowa.

Lincoln Surrenders Early Goals as Waterloo Capitalizes on Power Plays

For the second straight game, the Lincoln Stars surrendered a goal in the opening three minutes of a period. Following the early strike from Davis, Evan Malkhassian answered for Lincoln with a sharp rush to even the score at 1-1. The game remained deadlocked through the first intermission despite a late Waterloo power-play.

The second period shifted dramatically after the opening ten minutes. While Lincoln controlled the early pace and out-shot Waterloo 6-2 throughout the first ten minutes of the period, the Black Hawks capitalized with a pair of power-play goals from Miles Jinman and Caleb Deanovich to seize a 3-1 lead heading into the second intermission.

Mental Errors and Capitalization by the Black Hawks

The Waterloo Black Hawks converted three power-play opportunities over the course of the evening, capitalizing on a series of mental errors by the Lincoln Stars.

Waterloo stretched their advantage to 5-1 in the blink of an eye during the final frame, sealing the victory on home ice. The defeat drops the Lincoln Stars’ record to 4-9-1-0 in the Western Conference of the United States Hockey League.

Return to the Ice Box

The Lincoln Stars look to rebound quickly as they return home to host Waterloo on Saturday night at the Ice Box in Lincoln, Nebraska. Game time is set for 6:05 p.m., featuring Salute to Service Night presented by Folds of Honor.

Established in 1996, the franchise holds four Anderson Cups and two Clark Cups in its history within the United States Hockey League, which serves as a leading development path for athletes targeting NCAA Division I hockey and the NHL.