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Feb. 14-16, 2025 Sabers Swept by the Lakers

  • Lyanna Yeow
  • Feb 18
  • 3 min read

The chances of the San Diego Sabers making it to the playoffs have narrowed even further after being swept in their three-game series against the Lake Tahoe Lakers. Despite these losses, this does not take away from their determination to stay in the race and commendable efforts this past week. 


Friday, February 14, 2025

Game 1 | Lake Tahoe Lakers 10, San Diego Sabers 4

The Sabers found themselves struggling to answer back on the Lakers' three goals that opened up the first period until Aidan Cosgrove scored a power play goal in the latter half of the period. The Lake Tahoe Lakers scored two additional goals which closed out the first period with a score of 5-1 in their favor. Sabers’ Sam Bailey and Knut Hornkvist opened the second period with two back-to-back goals scored 18 seconds apart to momentarily cut the goal deficit by two-goals(5-3). The Lakers were able to answer back to both Sabers goals scored and made the score 7-3 going into the third period. Despite the Lakers scoring three more goals to secure their double-digit win, Sabers’ Caleb Murray was able to capitalize on the Sabers’ power play and score one more goal before the end of the period. This last goal by the Sabers made the final score 10-4 in the Lakers’ favor. Both Mikhail Saratovtsev and Parker Lewis were in net for the Sabers during this game and collectively saved 40 out of 50 shots on goal. Mikhail Saratovtsev saved 10 out of 14 shots on goal and Parker Lewis saved 31 out of 36 shots on goal by the end of this game. 


Saturday, February 15, 2025

Game 2 | Lake Tahoe Lakers 6, San Diego Sabers 3

Sabers’ Sam Bailey was able to answer back to the Lakers' goal which made the teams go into the second period with a tied game (1-1). Caleb Murray then extended the Sabers’ lead to 2-1 after scoring a power play goal during the first half of the second period. Sam Bailey also opened up the third period with a goal scored one minute and two seconds into the period and momentarily made it a 3-1 game. After Bailey’s goal, the Lakers were able to regain control and dominated the remainder of the period. The game ended with a final score of 6-3 in the Lakers’ favor after they scored 5 unanswered goals by the end of the game. Parker Lewis was in net for the San Diego Sabers and saved a total of 39 out of 45 shots on goal while the Sabers had a total of 32 shots on goal against the Lakers’ goaltender by the end of the third period.


Sunday, February 16, 2025

Game 3 | Lake Tahoe Lakers 5, San Diego Sabers 2

The Lake Tahoe Lakers kicked off the game with three unanswered goals in the first period which ended with a 3-0 lead in the Lakers’ favor. Sam Bailey was able to get the Sabers on the board with a goal midway through the second period and make it a two-goal game until the Lakers scored again with fifty-one seconds left in the period (4-1). Sabers’ Aidan Cosgrove momentarily made it a two-goal game again midway through the third period, however, the Lakers were able to regain their three-goal lead after capitalizing on their power play opportunity late in the period. Despite the Lakers winning with a final score of 5-2, this does not take away from Parker Lewis’ performance in the net as he saved a total of 46 out of 51 shots on goal by the end of the game. 


After being swept, the Sabers’ chances of making it to the playoffs have narrowed even further as the race to the playoffs is coming to an end soon. The Sabers, who have 43 PTS and are currently in 5th place, will remain in the race as they have a chance to tie Henderson Force (53 PTS) if the Sabers are able to win their last five games of the regular season and if Henderson Force is unable to win their remaining four games of the regular season. The Sabers do have an uphill battle to climb if they want any chance of tying Henderson Force. These next few games are vital for both the Sabers and Henderson Force which will make for a thrilling race to watch. 


The scheduled game for the Sabers:

Friday, February 21, 2025

  • The San Diego Sabers will face the Ontario Jr. Reign on Friday, February 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM PST. This game will be located at Carlsbad Icetown. 

Saturday, February 22, 2025

  • The San Diego Sabers will face the Ventura Vikings on Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM PST. This game will be located at Iceoplex Simi Valley. 


Come back for the next San Diego Sabers’ weekly recap of the 2024-2025 USPHL regular season!


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