The Allen Americans shut out the Rapid City Rush 3-0 last night before a crowd of 6144 at the CUTX Event Center. There are not many games where every key is met, but that was the case last night. Here is a list of the stats from the game:
- Allen has won 12 of its last 14 home games. The Americans' home record is 12-4-1-0 (.735). That is the 4th-best home points percentage in the league.
- Allen scored the first goal of the game and improved its record when scoring first to 14-2-3-0 (.816).
- Allen shut down Rapid City's power play (0-4). Allen has killed 28 straight Rapid City power plays and hasn't allowed a power play goal in the last seven games against the Rush.
- Allen's played great team defense, recording its fourth shutout of the season. All three Allen goalies have a shutout (Tendeck has 2).
- Allen led 2-0 after the second period and improved its record when leading after the 2nd period to 15-0-1-0.
- Allen outshot Rapid City 24-3 in the second period. The differential of 21 shots is the largest in memory.
- Sam Sedley scored a goal and now has a point in 10 straight games. The longest ECHL point streak this season is 11.
- Colby McAuley scored Allen's second shorthanded goal of the season. The Americans' penalty kill unit allowed no goals (0-4) and scored one.
- Braidan Simmons-Fischer acquitted himself quite well in a fight with Garrett Klotz.
- Goal scorers for Allen were Sam Sedley (6), Colby McAuley (15), and Spencer Asuchak (10). Here are the video highlights with all the goals, the fight, the scrums, and the saves: https://echl.com/videos/rapid-city-rush-vs-allen-americans-jan-31-2026
- Here are the game recaps from both teams:
- Allen Americans - "Americans Blank Rush 3-0" -https://allenamericans.com/news/2026/01/americans-blank-rush-3-0
- Rapid City Rush - "Rush Blanked in Allen"- https://rapidcityrush.com/news/2026/01/game-recap-rush-blanked-in-allen
- It is a quick turnaround for both teams with an early start (2:10 pm) today for the third game of the series. It was almost 11:00 pm when I left the rink last night, and the players were just getting off the ice after the skate with fans. Based on last night's shutout, you will see the same lineup today, except for the goalie. Tendeck will start in goal, and Costantini will be the backup.
Forwards
67 Crone - 7 Hargrove - 92 McAuley
26 Asuchak - 29 Watts - 18 Blaisdell 9 Katic- 91 Gildon - 11 Chiasson
19 Maxwell - 14 Gursoy - 6 Simmons-Fischer
Defense
86 Anania - 40 Touré
8 Prefontaine - 23 Sedley
2 Warmuth - 3 Greco
Goalies
32 Tendeck
33 Costantini (backup)
- More of the same from last night is the key to victory today. Three games in about 46 hours will test the will as much as the skill. The good thing is that it is the same for both teams. A good start will be very important today.
- Here is the game preview issued by the Allen Americans this morning: https://allenamericans.com/news/2026/02/game-day-preview-americans-host-rush-at-210-pm
- The same referee as the first two games of the series, Emile Charron (#43), will
call the game. The linesmen will be Michael Miggins (#47) and Trent
Williams (#48). There were nine total penalties called in game one and 14 last night. You would think there would be even more penalties this afternoon, but oftentimes that isn't the case. I would bet the under on 14 penalties being called today.
OTHER COMMENTS
- Here are the Mountain Division standings by points percentage, with games remaining in parentheses:
- .775 - Kansas City (32)
- .695 - Idaho (31)
- .600 - Allen (32)
- .571 - Tahoe (30)
- .513 - Wichita (34)
- .463 - Rapid City (32)
- .405 - Utah (30)
- .321 - Tulsa (33)
- I have been posting about the number of players who have reached the 20 and 30 points plateau. Allen leads all teams in both categories. Here is another one where Allen's depth shines. Allen also leads the ECHL with the most players with 10 or more goals. Here is the number for each Mountain Division team:
- 7 - Allen
- 6 - Tahoe
- 5 - Idaho
- 5 - Kansas City
- 5 - Rapid City
- 4 - Utah
- 2 - Wichita
- 2 - Tulsa
- Here are the Allen players averaging a point per game over the last 10 games:
- 15 points (4G, 11A) - Hargrove
- 14 points (4G, 10A) - Crone
- 14 points (4G, 10A) - Watts
- 14 points (4G, 10A) - Sedley
- 12 points (1G, 11A) - Blaisdell
- 10 points (3G, 7A) - Asuchak
- There are 11 games on the ECHL schedule today. Seven of the eight Mountain Division teams will be in action. Utah is idle. Here is the ECHL Today with all of the previews:https://echl.com/news/2026/02/echl-today-feb-1
DID YOU KNOW: Number of players with 30 or more points for each ECHL team:
6: ALN
5: *ATL*
4: FW, *KC*
3: ORL, SC, TAH, *TOL*, WIC
2: BLM, CIN, IDH, RC, UTA, *WHL*
1: ADK, FLA, JAX, KAL, MNE, NOR, SAV, WOR
0: GSO, GVL, IND, IA, REA. TR, TUL
*Division leaders (by points percentage)
