Lincoln's Chris Fournier scored 58 seconds into the extra session to help his teammates avoid the upset before a partisan crowd of 5,010 at State Fair Coliseum. The Musketeers hope to have things squared up 1-1 when the scene shifts to Sioux City Auditorium for the third game of the series Saturday night. A fourth game, if necessary, will be played in Sioux City Monday night. If a fifth game is needed to determine the winner, as it was when the same teams met in the first round a year ago, it would take place Wednesday in Lincoln. They understand what's on the line and how quickly the series develops.
History shows the West Division rivals are both comfortable playing in the other's arena.
Sioux City's lone win in five regular season games against the Stars came in Lincoln, while the Stars won twice on the Musketeers' home ice this season. It's a great atmosphere to play in. It's almost impossible not to be up for the game. By the same note, they play well there, too. Andy Schneider registered a pair of goals for Lincoln Tuesday night, while Sioux City's Tyler Palmiscno had a goal and an assist.