KEARNEY, Neb. - Ashton Dahms’s first career hat trick and the second consecutive shutout from netminder Michal Pradel lifted the Tri-City Storm to a 3-0 win and two-game series sweep over the Muskegon Lumberjacks on Saturday night at Viaero Center.

Tri-City (11-15-4, 26 pts) has won three consecutive games for the first time since October 25-31. Muskegon (20-7-0, 42 pts) falls to 6-6-0 in road contests this year.

Off a shot from the right wing by Evan Sofikits, Dahms shoveled a loose rebound in the blue paint past Muskegon goaltender Carl Axelsson to begin the scoring. The goal came at the 15:36 mark of the opening frame. Brecken Smith registered the secondary assist, feeding the puck to Sofikitis to set up the play.

The Lakeville, Minnesota native added his second in the latter part of

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