MATCH-UP PREVIE: YOUNGSTOWN:  The U18s have a home-and-home with the Phantoms on Friday (Dec. 6) and Saturday (Dec. 7). The Phantoms are 11-7-3-0 in USHL play and sit in fourth place in the Eastern Conference. Team USA is 2-1 against the Phantoms this season. The U18s defeated the Phantoms in their last meeting (Nov. 27) 6-3. Team USA went 4-4-1-1 (W-L-OTL-SOL) last season against the Phantoms.

2019-20 Results: Oct. 25 (W, 9-2), Nov. 16 (L, 6-3), Nov. 27 (W, 6-3)

Phantoms Top Scorers: Trevor Kuntar (13-12-25 in 21 GP), Reilly Funk (6-13-19 in 20 GP), Yusaku Ando (6-11-17 in 121 GP)

Phantoms Plus-Minus Leaders: Reilly Funk (+11), Aiden Gallacher (+6), John Larkin (+6)

Phantoms Goaltenders: Dominic Basse (7-3-2-0 in 14 GP, 3.12 GAA, .903 SV%); Colin Purcell (4-4-0-0 in 8 GP, 4.31 GAA, .861 SV%)