LocalSportsJournal.com

An otherwise great regular season ended on a sour note for the Muskegon LSJ Logo incertLumberjacks.

Now the real test begins with next week’s playoffs.

The Jacks ended their regular season Saturday with a 4-1 loss to the host Madison Capitols.

They finished with a 35-21-4 record, good for 74 points and fourth place in the USHL’s Eastern Conference.

The Lumberjacks will open the playoffs Wednesday at home against Youngstown.

Madison jumped out to a 3-0 lead with a goal from Luke McElhenie in the first period and a pair of goals from Charlie Gerard in the second.

Muskegon’s Griffen Molino broke the shutout with a goal at 14:36 of the second period, with an assist from Corey Schueneman.

Robby Fosdick capped the scoring for Madison with a third period goal.