Carter Sanderson Scores Game-Tying Goal, Muskegon Advances In USHL Playoffs
Carter Sanderson scored late in the second period to tie the game 2-2 for the Muskegon Lumberjacks in a 3-2 win over the Cedar Rapids Rough Riders in Game 1 of the opening round of the USHL playoffs. The Lumberjacks won the next game 5-2 and the best-of-three series 2-0 to advance to the quarterfinals and face the Dubuque Fighting Saints next week. The teams tied the regular season series 3-3 but Dubuque handed Muskegon 5-1 and 7-3 losses in the final weekend of the regular season. The 2025 sixth round pick finished fifth on Muskegon during the regular season with 34 points in 54 games.
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Penguins Prospect Report: April 13, 2026
Harrison Brunicke scored for the first time–in the regular season–at the AHL level, Gabriel D’Aigle earned a first professional win with 38 saves in a 2-1 overtime win, and Carter Sanderson helped the Muskegon Lumberjacks advance in the USHL playoffs with a big goal, plus Wilkes-Barre/Scranton earned points in both games last week and Wheeling went 2-2-0 in four games.
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