Musketeers Rally Past Omaha, 6-3

Sioux City erased a two-goal deficit with five straight goals, including four in the third period, to win its second consecutive game.

Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Hockey

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The Sioux City Musketeers erased a 3-1 deficit with five straight goals, including four in the third period, to beat Omaha 6-3 on Saturday. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

The Sioux City Musketeers overcame a 3-1 deficit to defeat Omaha 6-3 at Tyson Events Center on Saturday night. The victory followed a 4-3 overtime win over Sioux Falls on Friday.

Why it matters

The back-to-back wins lift the Musketeers' season record to 6-9-1-0 and keep them in the mix in the USHL Western Conference, where they currently sit sixth.

The Musketeers scored five unanswered goals, four in the third period, to top Omaha 6-3 after trailing 3-1, a run that lifted the team to 6-9-1-0 on the season. Their current sixth-place Western Conference standing is not yet clear as to how it will shift with the next games.

The players

Daniil Butin

Daniil Butin is a Sioux City Musketeers forward who recorded three points in the team's win over Omaha.

Dakotah Bailey

Dakotah Bailey is a Sioux City Musketeers forward whose overtime goal beat Sioux Falls and who has four goals this season.

The details

Daniil Butin recorded three points, including a goal and two assists, in the comeback win. Two nights earlier, Dakotah Bailey scored the overtime winner against Sioux Falls, his first overtime winner and fourth goal of the season.

Timeline

  1. Friday: Musketeers beat Sioux Falls 4-3 in overtime

  2. Saturday night: Musketeers beat Omaha 6-3 after trailing 3-1

Season Trajectory

Winning consecutive games moves the Musketeers within the USHL Western Conference race, where they sit sixth. The rally from a 3-1 deficit against Omaha follows a close overtime victory, reflecting a late-season push that the standings will reveal over the coming weeks.

The Musketeers' sixth-place position in the Western Conference means the next several games will shape whether they climb further in the standings. Fans tracking the team can use the current 6-9-1-0 record as the baseline for judging the stretch ahead.

The takeaway

Consecutive wins that come from late comebacks can build momentum, and the Musketeers' ability to score in bunches will be central to how they finish the first half of the USHL season.

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Source note: This article includes information reported by Sioux City Journal.