February 13, 2026
St. Louis 2 @ Wausau 3 – A dominant third period sparked a comeback victory for the Wausau Cyclones Friday night, as they took down the St. Louis Jr. Blues by a final score of 3-2. The Cyclones entered the third period down 2-1, but outshot St. Louis a whopping 17-5 in the third period to steal the game away from the Jr. Blues. Wausau jump into sole possession of second place in the Central Division with the win and have now won three straight games. St. Louis remains in fourth place – three points back of third-place Rochester. St. Louis got the scoring started via the power play just eight minutes into the contest. Teagan Lee’s seventh of the year gave the Jr. Blues a 1-0 lead that stood as the only offense of the opening 20 minutes. Elijah von Gunten wasted no time evening the score in the second period. He snatched his 14th of the year just 10 seconds after the second-period puck drop. The Jr. Blues had a quick response to regain the lead. Lonnie Land’s 19th of the season just past the three-minute mark got St. Louis its one-goal lead back. Land’s goal stood through the second-period buzzer to send the game to the final frame with the Jr. Blues leading 2-1. Wausau completely took the game over in the third period. Maksim Salienko notched his 10th of the season on the power play to even the score at 2-2 with just over 17 minutes to go in the game. The Cyclones kept up the pressure and finally found their first lead of the night at the perfect time thanks to Eiji Hofmann with just 1:42 left to play. The Wausau defense shut down the remaining Jr. Blues attack and skated away with a come-from-behind 3-2 win.
February 14, 2026
St. Louis 5 @ Wausau 2 – A big third period for the St. Louis Jr. Blues helped them salvage a weekend series split Saturday, taking down the Wausau Cyclones by a final score of 5-2. After letting a third-period lead slip in Friday’s contest, the Jr. Blues responded with a three-goal third period to earn the win. Lonnie Land led the way on the scoresheet for St. Louis, potting two goals. The Jr. Blues inch closer to the Cyclones in the Central Division standings with the win, sitting in fourth place and just three points back of the third-place Cyclones. Land got the party started early as he nabbed his 20th goal of the season just 3:33 into the game. Jack Vahle followed up Land with his 4th goal of the campaign to get St. Louis out to an early 2-0 lead. Wausau found its legs in the later stages of the period. A power-play goal from Jackson Schroeder (24th) and another tally from Elijah von Gunten (15th) brought the game back to even heading to the middle period. The teams tightened up defensively in the second period, as neither team found the back of the net. Wausau held the shots on goal advantage in the period at 19-8. The Jr. Blues came out of the gate hot for the third period. Land (21st) scored just over four minutes in to restore St. Louis’ lead. The teams battled down to the final four minutes, where a power-play goal from St. Louis’ Eric Denny (seventh) and an empty-net goal from Caden Lindley (16th) provided all the insurance needed for the Jr. Blues skate away with a 5-2 victory.
