The Muskegon Lumberjacks failed to find the back of the net of Friday night, despite producing 32 shots on goal.
That led to a 5-0 loss to the Chicago Steel at the brand-new USG Arena in downtown Chicago.
Muskegon allowed two goals in both the first and second periods and one in the third.
Oscar Westman suffered the loss in net for the Lumberjacks, stopping 14 of 18 shots before being replaced for Samuel Doyon-Cataquiz, who stopped two out of three shots in relief.
The Steel led 2-0 after the first period with goals from Reese Tracy at the 2:19 mark and Jason Millett 7:17 into the period.
[1]Millett added his second goal of the night for Chicago 9:19 into the second period to give the Steel a 3-0 lead.
The Steel increased the lead to 4-0 with a goal from Matyas Svrcek 15:39 into the second period.
Dallas Vieau closed out the scoring nine minutes into the third period.
The Lumberjacks are now 3-3-1 on the season, good for seven points and a second-place tie in the USHL Eastern Conference standings. They will have a rematch with Chicago on Saturday afternoon.
Muskegon outshot the Steel 32-21.
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