YOUNGSTOWN PHANTOMS: The U18s have taken three of the first four contests of the season against the Phantoms, winning the first trio by a combined 21-9 score before falling in OT to Youngstown, 3-2, on December 18 at USA Hockey Arena.

Youngstown is currently in a playoff position, sitting in fifth place of the USHL's Eastern Conference with an 18-14-4-3 record, good for 43 total points in league play.

The Phantoms are led by rookie forward Adam Ingram, who has a team-high 18 goals, 26 assists and 44 points. Jaden Grant, a Michigan native and Bowling Green commit, has added 15 scores and 31 points for Youngstown. 

On the blueline, Trey Taylor has been the most impressive Phantoms skater on the year. He leads the team's defensemen in all statistical categories with seven goals, 23 helpers and 30 points on the campaign. Taylor's point total ranks seventh among all USHL blueliners.

Kyle Chauvette has taken the majority of the time in net for Youngstown, appearing in 26 of the team's 39 games and playing to a 13-7-3-2 record, 3.05 GAA and .901 SV% on the season. 

GREEN BAY GAMBLERS: Jackson Hallum, one of the USHL's leading scorers, paces the Gamblers with a team-high 21 goals and 49 points on the season. The quintet of Ryan Greene (14), Cam Lund (15), Alex Servagno (10), Brody Lamb (13) and Matt Deboer (11) have all eclipsed double digits in goals scored as well. 

Defenseman Damien Carfagna is averaging just under a point-per-game as he has racked up 37 points (5g-32a) in 40 games of action for the Gamblers on the year. 

Aaron Randazzo is the lone qualified netminder for Green Bay and has appeared in 30 games with an 11-13-1-1 record, 3.24 goals-against average and .902 SV%.

After Friday's game, the two sides will see each other for three more games on the year, the first on March 27 back at USA Hockey Arena  before they close the season series with a pair in Green Bay on April 1-2.