LINCOLN STARS: The Western Conference's Lincoln Stars pay their only visit to USA Hockey Arena this season, and their first since January 2020, to take on the Under-18 and Under-17 Teams for a game apiece.

Lincoln enters the weekend pair in sixth place in the West, sporting a 19-20-1-2 record through its first 42 games, good for 41 points in the standings.

The Stars are led by a trio of forwards who have all eclipsed the 30-point mark this year. Keaton Peters leads the team with 17 goals and 32 points, while Jared Mangan's 18 assists leads the squad and Blake Montgomery has pitched in 16 goals, 15 assists and 31 points.

On the blue line, Adam Kleber and NTDP alum Kai Janviriya have been the team's most productive defensemen. Kleber has 19 points (5g-14a) in 36 games, while Janviriya has posted 17 points (4g-13a) in his 42 games of action.

Lincoln has had just two goaltenders play all season long. Rookie Belarussian Yan Shostak has been the lead goaltender for the Stars, as he's played to a 13-12-0-1 record in 26 appearances, with a 3.03 GAA and .904 SV%. Lucas Massie, a Union College commit, has a 6-8-1-1 record, 3.44 GAA and .890 SV% in his 20 games played.

The two games are the only between the Stars and NTDP this season.