YOUNGSTOWN PHANTOMS: Youngstown has skated to a 23-17-3-3 record and currently sits in fourth place in the USHL's Eastern Conference with 55 points.

The Phantoms are led by Adam Ingram, a rookie forward averaging over a point per game. Ingram leads the team with 21 goals, 28 assists and 49 total points. Ingram is backed up by Charlie Lurie (14g-22a), Jaden Grant (16g-18a) and Garrett Wright (13g-20a) on the offensive end.

Trey Taylor leads Youngstown defensemen with 33 points (7g-26a), more than double that of its next closest blueliner.

Kyle Chauvette remains the Phantoms' lone qualified goaltender, appearing in 30 games for the team with a 13-9-4-2 record, 3.30 GAA and .894 SV%. Backup Jacob Fowler will likely split the back-to-back with Chauvette. Fowler has appeared in 11 games, all since January 29, and sports an impressive 7-2-0-1 record, 1.69 GAA and .942 SV% for the Phantoms.

The U18s are looking for their first wins over the Phantoms this season. In the previous two games played, Youngstown has taken a pair of 3-2 victories, one in overtime and the latest in regulation back on February 23 at the Covelli Centre. 

CEDAR RAPIDS ROUGHRIDERS: The two sides met for the first time this season last weekend at USA Hockey Arena, a 6-2 win for Cedar Rapids.

The RoughRiders enter the weekend in sixth place in the conference, just two pionts ahead of Team USA. The NTDP holds four games in hand with less than a month left to play in the regular season.

Adam Flammang leads Cedar Rapids in scoring with 22 goals and 39 total points. He collected a goal and an assist in last weekend's win. The Bemijdi State commit is aided up front by Jake Percival (12g-19a) and Cole Burtch (15g-15a), who have both eclipsed the 30-point mark on the season.

The CR blue line is led by a pair of left-shot defensemen in Brendan Fitzgerald (2g-19a) and Travis Shoudy (3g-15a). 

In net, the U17s will likely see a split between Connor Hasley and Bruno Bruveris. Hasley has appeared in 31 games with a 14-14-1-0 record, 3.36 GAA and .874 SV% while Bruveris has played in 18 contests, sports a 7-9-1-1 record with a 3.26 GAA and .872 SV% for the RoughRiders.

The three games will be the final games played between the 17s and Cedar Rapids. The Under-18 Team will finish its USHL regular season next weekend in Cedar Rapids to cap the season series between the NTDP and RoughRiders.

GREEN BAY GAMBLERS: Green Bay is in seventh place into the weekend, two points ahead of Team USA in the standings, and will come in off a pair of games in Muskegon.

Ryan Greene leads Green Bay's scoring with 41 points (16g-25a) in 47 games this season. Cameron Lund, who suited up for the NTDP earlier this season, leads the squad with 18 goals and has compiled 36 total points.

Jarod Crespo leads the blueliners with 27 points (8g-19a) while Owen Murray (4g-16a) has also hit the 20-point mark.

Aaron Randazzo has taken the bulk of playing time in net, appearing in 36 games for Green Bay and running a 12-17-1-1 record, 3.65 GAA and .889 SV% for the year. He is backed up by Rastislav Elias, a Hungarian netminder, who holds a 7-8-0-0 record in 18 games, 4.28 GAA and .868 SV% for the Gamblers.