Storm win 8-2 at home against Force
The Storm took the lead at 6:04 of the first period, with a goal scored by Mitchell Miller. Jeremy Wilmer and Ilya Nikolaev assisted on the play.
The Storm took the lead at 6:04 of the first period, with a goal scored by Mitchell Miller. Jeremy Wilmer and Ilya Nikolaev assisted on the play.
The Force tied it back up at 8:20 of the period, after a Trevor Griebel goal assisted by Kyle Smolen.
The Storm regained the lead at 12:37 of the period, after a Jeremy Wilmer goal assisted by Ilya Nikolaev.
The Storm scored in the second, receiving goals from Ilya Nikolaev, Joshua Eernisse, Dane Dowiak and Mitchell Miller (3).
The Force narrowed the gap to 7-2 after Erik Bargholtz found the back of the net in the third period.
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The Storm managed to decide the game 8-2 with 02.14 left when Victor Czerneckianair netted one.
The Storm were called for 21 penalty minutes, while the Force spent 8 minutes in the penalty box.
The Storm have now racked up five straight home wins.
These teams play each other again on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. CST at Viaero Center.