USHL

Tri-City Storm 3 @ Omaha Lancers 2

G Adam Wilcox, TC: Win, 30 saves on 32 shots, *First Star*
Season Totals (with Tri-City): 13 GP, 5-8-0, 3.37 GAA, .908 sv%, 1 SO
Season Totals (with Green Bay): 9 GP, 7-2-0, 2.27 GAA, .918 sv%, 2 SO

Wilcox (pictured) earned his second straight First Star award by stopping 30 shots in a close road win in Omaha. He made 37 saves last Saturday to defeat Waterloo, 3-2. The Storm are within three points of Des Moines for sixth in the Western Conference, but Des Moines has four games in hand.

QMJHL

Gatineau Olympiques 2 @ Rimouski Oceanic 5
D Adam Janosik, GAT: 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM, 2 SOG, 3 Hits
Season Totals: 37 GP, 5-20-25, -4, 34 PIM

Fresh off a career-high three points in his last game, Janosik was scoreless Friday in the house that Brad Richards and Vincent Lecavalier built in Rimouski. Janosik had two goals and an assist earlier in the week against Victoriaville. Friday's game featured seven different goal scorers.

OHL

Windsor Spitfires 2 @ London Knights 5

C Vladislav Namestnikov, LDN: 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM
Season Totals: 44 GP, 17-36-53, +11, 38 PIM

London shook off a blowout loss at home to Kitchener earlier in the week by defeating Windsor handily on Friday night. Namestnikov’s goal-less streak reached 12 games. He had a 13-game goal-less drought last year, which was the longest of his short OHL career thus far. Namestnikov has 13 assists over his last 12 games, but only one in his last three contests. Lightning camper Seth Griffith scored his 35th goal of the season on Friday. His 35 goals rank second in the league behind Kings second rounder Tyler Toffoli of the Ottawa 67’s.

Oshawa Generals 1 @ Kingston Frontenacs 2 (OT)

D Geoffrey Schemitsch, OSH: 0-0-0, +1, 0 PIM
Season Totals: 33 GP, 0-13-13, +3, 20 PIM
With Oshawa: 6 GP, 0-2-2, E, 0 PIM
With Owen Sound: 27 GP, 0-11-11, +3, 20 PIM

Schemitsch was back in the lineup after missing Sunday’s game. Kingston’s captain, Cody Alcock (undrafted), scored the game winner for the Fronts.

Labrie is Superman.

HER-1
NOR-2

Dustin Tokarski allowed 1 goal on 30 shots for the victory.

First Period
NO SCORING

Second Period
NOR Ashton, (17) (Kostka, Panik), 11:32

Third Period
HER Micflikier, (19) (Eakin), 6:30
NOR Labrie, (7) (Smith, Conacher), 10:04

Pierre-Cedric Labrie, Carter Ashton, and Tokarski were the game's three stars. Ashton now with 2 goals in his last 3 games. You hope it's time for another Carter Ashton boomlet.

Labrie got off the plane, then got into a phone booth to put on his cape and score the game winning goal. There's not many tough guys who could do what he did: play a strong 2-way game in a 4th line role in Tampa and then turn around and go play on a top line and score the winning goal down in the AHL. This guy's not going away. He's not a flash in the pan.

Mark it down: 1/27/12 was the day Panik got back to 0.50 points per game. Panik attack, ya'll.

Norfolk's win ties them with Hershey at 55 points, but they're now 3 points behind the suddenly surging Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. On the one hand, playing in this division makes it extremely tough to get a high seed, which is tough on Norfolk. On the other hand, though, they'll be a lot more battle tested come the postseason having played more games against quality opposition.

Box score from TheAHL.com.

SM-liiga (Finland):
Tappara 2 @ JYP 5
Riku Helenius, JYP, Win, 30/32, 2.00 GAA, .938 sv%
Season totals: 24 GP, 17-6-0, 6 SO, 1.54 GAA, .937 sv%

Former Lightning forward Eric Perrin had a hat trick and an assist, too, in JYP's 5-2 win over Tappara. Lightning prospect Riku Helenius was named the game's third star after stopping 30 shots in the victory. JYP faces Espoo on Saturday.

MHL (Russia Jr.):
Chelyabinsk Jr. 2 @ Yaroslavl Jr. 10
Nikita Nesterov, Chelyabinsk Jr., 1-1-2, E, 4 PIM, 4 SOG
Season totals (MHL): 32 GP, 10-16-26, +15, 30 PIM
Season totals (KHL): 7 GP, 0-0-0, +9, 4 PIM

Nikita Nesterov had a power play goal and a shorthanded assist and somehow managed to earn an even rating in Chelyabinsk Jr.'s 10-2 loss to Yaroslavl Jr. He also took a pair of minors for roughing in the match. Chelyabinsk Jr. faces Novgorod Jr. on Sunday.

Elitserien (Sweden):
Lulea 1 @ Farjestads 3
Johan Harju, Lulea, 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM, 0 SOG
Season totals: 42 GP, 12-6-18, +4, 16 PIM

Per Aslund had 1 goal and 1 assist to lead Farjestads to a 3-1 win over Lulea. Lulea faces HV 71 on Tuesday.

Greenville Road Warriors 4 @ Florida Everblades 3 (SO)

LW Alex Hutchings, FLA: Did not play (injured)
Season Totals: 14 GP, 7-5-12, +3, 10 PIM
D Charles Landry, FLA: 0-0-0, E, 0 SOG, 2 PIM (tripping)
Season Totals: 7 GP, 0-3-3, +5, 2 PIM
D Kevin Quick, FLA: 0-1-1, E, 1 SOG, 0 PIM
Season Totals: 3 GP, 0-2-2, E, 0 PIM
G Pat Nagle, FLA: Loss, 38 saves on 41 shots
Season Totals: 25 GP, 13-10-0-1, 2.97 GAA, .900 sv%, 1 SO

Florida lost their fifth game in a row, this time at home to Greenville after they had a 3-0 lead to start the third period. Greenville peppered Lightning prospect goalie Pat Nagle with 16 shots in the final period. Nagle stopped a total of 38 shots in regulation and overtime, but gave up two goals on four attempts in the skills competition. Recently re-assigned Norfolk defensemen Charles Landry and Kevin Quick – both of whom saw time at forward for a depleted Admirals squad – played for the Everblades on Thursday. Quick (pictured) had an assist on the game’s opening goal. Of note: Lightning prospect forward Alex Hutchings, out since mid-November with an upper-body injury, has resumed skating with the team.

KHL (Russia):
Poprad 3 @ CSKA 2
Nikita Kucherov, CSKA, 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM, 0 SOG
Season totals (KHL): 12 GP, 1-1-2, -2, 2 PIM
Season totals (MHL): 19 GP, 19-17-36, +12, 38 PIM

Undrafted veteran Tomas Netik had a pair of goals to lead Slovakia's KHL team, Poprad, to a 3-2 win over CSKA. Ex-Lightning draft pick Vladimir Mihalik was +1 in 18:51 for Poprad. Current Lightning prospect Nikita Kucherov was -1 in 10:44. CSKA draws Riga on Saturday.