Sioux Falls Stampede host Fargo Force in a USHL contest on October tenth, 2026, and the visitors take it 3-2. There are no goals from the hosts at the end of regulation, which means the home crowd goes home quiet. Fargo Force take the points and move into a better position than they started in.
And here's the thing about these early-season games — you watch the shape of them rather than the scoreboard. The visitors worked the channels, didn't panic when the hosts pressed, and picked up two crucial goals in what would have been the final period. By then Stampede had nothing to do all evening.
Both sides sit at zero points after six games, which tells you the season has barely begun. Fourteen wins and fourteen losses combined across twelve matches means nobody has found their rhythm yet. To be fair, you wouldn't expect them to.
Stampede came into this with mixed results from their last six matches — three wins and three losses, including a heavy 5-2 defeat to Sioux City shortly after a 5-2 victory over the same side. Fargo Force showed more consistency, winning three of their last five while losing the other two by narrow margins.
We had backed the home side at 56 per cent confidence. The prediction didn't come off, and that's because Fargo Force never got out of second gear. They didn't need a perfect game, just a better one on the night.
The score leaves Stampede in fourth place and Fargo Force in fifth, but with identical point totals that gap means nothing until the next round of fixtures. What matters is the visitors proved they can compete away from home when it counts.
