STEEL TRAVEL TO FARGO FOR GAMES 3 & 4 OF CLARK CUP FINAL
... With the 2021 Clark Cup on the line, the best-of-five championship series between the Chicago Steel and Fargo Force shift to North Dakota this weekend for Game 3 on Friday, May 21 at 7:05 pm CT and Game 4 on Saturday, May 22 at 6:05 pm CT. Both contests will be played at Scheels Arena in Fargo. ...
This postseason, (Chicago forward Matt) Coronato is the only skater to reach double-digits in points with seven goals and three helpers in six games. Fargo forward Tristan Broz ranks second with nine points (3G, 6A) in seven games played.
Chicago has not made the trip to Scheels Arena since a two-game set last season on Oct. 25 & 26, 2019. The Steel swept a two-game weekend series with a 3-1 win on Oct. 25 and a 7-4 victory the following night.
Chicago forward Sean Farrell tallied a three-point night (1G, 2A) in the win on Oct. 26 and Coronato picked up a helper in both matchups. Dawson Pasternak registered a helper in the win on Oct. 25. Force forwards Broz and Mason Salquist both reached the back of the net in the 7-4 loss against the Steel on Oct. 26.
Chicago was 17-6-3-1 on the road during the regular season and won its only road playoff game to date, 5-4 over the Muskegon Lumberjacks in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final on May 8. The Steel put together back-to-back victories on consecutive nights in road games on three separate occasions during the 2020-2021 regular season.
Fargo finished 16-11-0-0 at home during the regular season and defeated Sioux City 2-0 in Game 2 of the Western Conference Final on May 8, its only home playoff game to date. The Force charted two straight wins on home ice in as many days in four occurrences this year. ...