Stars Headed To Clark Cup Playoffs For Fourth Consecutive Season

The Lincoln Stars came into Saturday night on the verge of becoming the first team in the USHL to clinch a Clark Cup Playoff berth this season.

At the end of the evening, that became a reality, as the Stars punched their ticket with a 4-0 victory at home over the Omaha Lancers.

A sellout crowd of 4,211 at the Ice Box got to celebrate the occasion. Lincoln improves to 34-12-1-0 on the season and is a perfect 7-0 against Omaha.

To top off the night, Jack Pechar netted his second hat trick and third multi-point game this season. It was also the 27th multi-goal performance by a Stars player in 2024-25.

William Prowse earned his second shutout in the last three days against the Lancers and his third this season. Prowse stopped all 18 shots he faced.

Pechar started the scoring for the second time in three days, cashing in on a wrister at 16:59 of the first period on a wrister from a Drew DellaSalla feed. Lincoln is now 26-2-1 when scoring first.

Pechar potted his second goal at the 3:37 mark of the middle frame, after Aidan Janz pounced on a loose puck and found Pekar between the circles. The Northeastern commit blasted a one-timer past Lancers goaltender Daniel Moor for a 2-0 lead.

The hats came flying just 42 seconds into the third period. After receiving a pass at the bottom of the left-wing circle, Pechar went in all alone and slipped the puck around Moor’s right pad to make the score 3-0 Lincoln.

Jacob Rombach completed the scoring with an empty-netter at the 19:04 mark to clinch a 4-0 victory and the Stars’ fourth consecutive post-season appearance. It’s also the club’s 20th playoff appearance in 29 seasons.

The Lancers dropped to 6-34-5-1 overall and have now lost 28 straight contests.