1-Omaha vs 4-Sioux City

The first of the playoff games kicks off tonight as the Sioux City Musketeers travel south to take on the top seeded and Anderson Cup champion Omaha Lancers. In their last meeting this past Friday, Omaha blasted Sioux City 7-1. Hopefully that game isn't a preview of this series, because this series could be a dandy with these two long time rivals squaring off.

Here is a rundown of how their 7 meetings have turned out this season.

     10/13/07    Sioux City 1 at Omaha  7    
    11/11/07    Sioux City 5 at Omaha  2    
    12/07/07    Omaha  2 at Sioux City 3 OT 
    12/31/07    Omaha  2 at Sioux City 0    
    02/22/08    Sioux City 2 at Omaha  3    
    02/29/08    Omaha  2 at Sioux City 3 SO 
    04/04/08    Sioux City 1 at Omaha  7   

Rundown of player scoring in this series. First Sioux City, then Omaha.

Sioux City:
Ben Kinne - 4 goals, 2 assists.
Mitch Bruijsten - 3 goals, 1 assist.
Steve Quailer - 1 goal, 3 assists.
Justin Brossman - 1 goal, 2 assists.
Joey Miller - 1 goal, 2 assists.
Alex Tuckerman - 3 assists.
Spencer Heichman - 1 goal, 1 assist.
Travis Oleksuk - 2 assists.
Alex Stuart - 2 assists.
Jake Johnson - 2 assists.
Donnie Hallmark - 1 goal.
Stephane Da Costa - 1 goal.
Danny Wurden - 1 goal.
Seth Helgeson - 1 assist.
Matt Crandell - 1 assist.


Omaha:
Matt Thurber - 2 goals, 7 assists.
Chris Connolly - 4 goals, 4 assists.
Aaron Lewadniul - 2 goals, 3 assists.
Barry Almeida - 2 goals, 3 assists.
Ben Arnt - 3 goals, 1 assist.
Andrew Conboy - 2 goals, 2 assists.
Seth Soley - 3 goals.
Joe Sova - 1 goal, 2 assists.
Travis Novak - 1 goal, 2 assists.
Chris Hepp - 1 goal, 2 assists.
Matt White - 3 assists.
Patrick Wiercioch - 3 assists.
Joe Diamond - 2 goals.
Nico Sacchetti - 1 goal, 1 assist.
Dakota Eveland - 2 assists.
Will O'Neill - 2 assists.
Jake Hauswirth - 1 goal.
Keir Ross - 1 assist.

Goalie stats in this series are next. Sioux City followed by Omaha.

Sioux City:
Josh Robinson - 5 GP, 2-3-0, 20 GA, 3.93 GAA, 0 Shutouts, .885 sv%
Steve Thompson - 2 GP, 1-1-0, 5 GA, 2.51 GAA, 0 Shutouts, .918 sv%

Omaha:
Shane Madolora - 5 GP, 2-0-2, 8 GA, 1.68 GAA, 1 Shutout, .936 sv%
Drew Palmisano - 3 GP, 2-1-0, 5 GA, 2.16 GAA, 0 Shutouts, .915 sv%

Lastly, here are some articles from the Omaha World Herald and the Sioux City Journal.