Dubuque Fighting Saints — Youngstown Phantoms: 5:3, USHL

Dubuque Fighting Saints beat Youngstown Phantoms 5:3 in USHL action on 2026-10-10, a result that keeps the hosts in fourth place while the visitors remain rooted to eighth spot in the standings.

Both sides had been finding the net at different rates in their opening weeks, but Dubuque managed to close the game out with more consistency than their visitors offered all evening. Youngstown had lost four straight before this trip, while the hosts had mixed results across five matches.

The visitors had nothing to do all evening in terms of momentum, having lost 0:4 and 4:6 to Fargo just days apart, then 2:5 at Waterloo and 3:7 in Des Moines. Dubuque's recent form showed two defeats against Cedar Rapids and Waterloo, though they had won 4:3 against Tri-City and 6:3 over Lincoln.

By then the table goes out of the window in these games, but the gap between fourth and eighth is telling when every point matters in a league this young. Both clubs sit on zero points despite playing multiple games, which says something about how the standings are being calculated this season.

What the result means is straightforward: Dubuque extended their unbeaten run to eight across all competitions, while Youngstown's winless streak stretches to five matches without a single point on the board.