Week 7 USPHL Pacific Division Game Preview
- Lyanna Yeow
- Oct 27, 2025
- 5 min read
The 2025-26 regular season continued to deliver thrilling games which ended with hard-fought wins and tough losing streaks being extended after a series of week 6 matchups. Looking into week 7, we can expect an intense four-game series for the San Diego Sabers and a couple three-game series between the Lake Tahoe Lakers vs. Long Beach Bombers and Henderson Force vs. Iron County Yeti. Read more about what you need to know for the upcoming games during the week of October 28- November 2, 2025!
San Diego Sabers Four-Game Series
When:
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM PST
Friday, October 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM PST
Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM PST
Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM PST
Where:
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM PST
Ontario Ice Center
Friday, October 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM PST
Iceoplex Simi Valley
Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM PST
Ontario Center Ice Arena
Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM PST
Ice Realm Carlsbad
Watch:
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The San Diego Sabers will kick off their four-game series at Ontario Ice Center where they will face the Ontario Jr. Reign in Game 1 on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. They will then travel to Iceoplex Simi Valley on Friday, October 31, 2025 for Game 2 against the Ventura Vikings before traveling back to Ontario Center Ice Arena to face the Ontario Jr. Reign again. The San Diego Sabers will then close out the series on home ice on Sunday, November 2, 2025 against the Ventura Vikings.
The San Diego Sabers are currently in 7th place with 2 points in the Pacific division and have a season record of 1-12-0. The team’s points leaders are #17 Nick Ryan (2G, 5A) and #23 Payton Hauge (4G, 4A) who both have 8 points recorded so far in this 2025-26 regular season.
The Ventura Vikings are currently in 4th place with 16 points in the Pacific division and have a season record of 8-2-0. The team’s points leader is #16 Griffin Gagnon (4G, 15A) who currently has 19 points recorded.
The Ontario Jr. Reign are currently in 3rd place with 16 points in the Pacific division and have a season record of 8-2-0. The team’s points leaders are #77 Marc Belanger (14G, 7A) and #11 Mason Welsh (5G, 16A) who both have 21 points recorded this season.
Looking at the previous three games between the San Diego Sabers vs. Ventura Vikings, the Ventura Vikings outscored (23G vs. 6G) and outshot (198 SOG vs. 135 SOG). The Ventura Vikings also found more success on the power play (19.2% vs. 0%) and on the penalty kill (100% vs. 80.8%).
Looking at the previous game between the San Diego Sabers vs. Ontario Jr. Reign, the Ontario Jr. Reign outscored (9G vs. 1G) and outshot (44 SOG vs. 23 SOG). The Ontario Jr. Reign also found more success on the power play (50.0% vs. 0.00%) and on the penalty kill (100% vs. 50%).
When looking at the matchups ahead, we can expect the Ontario Jr. Reign and the Ventura Vikings to play with the utmost confidence in order to continue to dominate the San Diego Sabers. On the other hand, we can expect the San Diego Sabers to go into this series with a hunger to secure their first win against these teams in order to end their eight-game losing streak.
Lake Tahoe Lakers vs. Long Beach Bombers Three-Game Series
When:
Friday, October 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM PST
Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM PST
Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM PST
Where:
Friday, October 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM PST
Lakewood Ice
Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM PST
Lakewood Ice
Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM PST
Lakewood Ice
Watch:
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The Lake Tahoe Lakers will travel to Lakewood Ice where they will face the Long Beach Bombers for the first time during the 2025-26 regular season. These teams will play in a three-game series which will start on Friday, October 31, 2025 and end after their game on Sunday, November 2, 2025
The Lake Tahoe Lakers are currently in 5th place with 9 points in the Pacific division and have a season record of 4-7-1. The team’s points leader is #15 Carver Alford (5G, 9A) who has 14 points recorded in this season.
The Long Beach Bombers are currently in 6th place with 3 points in the Pacific division and have a season record of 1-12-1. The team’s points leader is #11 Marcus Vargas (5G, 6A) who has 11 points recorded so far during this regular season.
Going into this matchup, the Lake Tahoe Lakers have a 14.8% powerplay success rate which is significantly higher compared to Long Beach Bombers’ 6.56% powerplay success rate. The Long Beach Bombers currently have a 69% penalty kill success rate which is lower than the Lake Tahoe Lakers’ 76% penalty kill success rate.
The Lake Tahoe Lakers go into this three-game series with confidence from their previous win during Week 6 of the regular season while the Long Beach Bombers go in determined to break their losing streak.
Henderson Force vs. Iron County Yeti Three-Game Series
When:
Friday, October 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM PST
Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM PST
Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM PST
Where:
Friday, October 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM PST
KJ’s Ice Barn
Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM PST
KJ’s Ice Barn
Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM PST
KJ’s Ice Barn
Watch:
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Henderson Force will travel to KJ’s Ice Barn where they will face the Iron County Yeti for the first time during the 2025-26 regular season. These teams will play in a three-game series which will start on Friday, October 31, 2025 and end after their game on Sunday, November 2, 2025.
Henderson Force are currently in 2nd place with 17 points in the Pacific division and have a season record of 8-3-1. The team’s points leader is #77 Riku Permi (10G, 9A) who has 19 points recorded so far in this 2025-26 regular season.
The Iron County Yeti are currently in 5th place with 6 points in the Northwest division and have a season record of 6-3-3. The team’s points leader is #22 Matej Zeman (7G, 7A) who has 14 points recorded so far in this 2025-26 regular season.
Going into this matchup, Henderson Force have a 29.3% powerplay success rate which is slightly higher compared to Iron County Yeti’s 25.0% powerplay success rate. The Iron County Yeti currently have a 70% penalty kill success rate which is lower than the Henderson Force’s 82% penalty kill success rate.
The Iron County Yeti go into this three-game series with confidence from their two-game winning streak while Henderson Force go in with vengeance to end their three-game losing streak.
Come back to read about how these games went down in the weekly Game Recap articles!
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