Match Notes

  • Swamp Rabbits have allowed the most shorthanded goals in the league. If the Railers are going to score one, it should happen this weekend.
  • Railers can tie with Brampton for fifth place in the north division with a win and a Brampton and Manchester loss.
  • Swamp Rabbits can take fifth place in the north division with a win and a Norfolk loss.

Railers Notes

  • Team Rankings and Averages:
    • Worcester is ranked seventh overall on the penalty kill, allowing 17 goals and killing 85.1 percent of penalties.
    • Railers have scored the least amount of goals in the ECHL with 75, which averages to 2.27 goals per game.
    • Worcester is 0-6 when trailing after two periods on the road.
    • Railers are 1-0-01 when leading after 1 period on the road and are 2-0-0-1 when leading after two on the road.
    • Worcester is on a three-game losing streak.
  • Player Rankings and Streaks:
    • Tyler Barnes leads the Railers with 10 goals and 23 points this season.
    • Mike Cornell leads all Railers defensemen with three goals and 18 points.
    • Barry Almeida is fourth in shots in the league with 130.
    • Cold Streaks:
      • Bo Brauer – 10 games
      • Tommy Panico – 10 games
      • Barry Almeida – 8 games
      • Connor Doherty – 8 games
      • Alex Adams – 7 games
      • Alex Vanier – 6 games
      • Dylan Willick – 4 games
      • Tommy Kelley – 3 games
      • Ivan Kosorenkov – 3 games
      • Tyler Mueller – 3 games
      • Matt Schmalz – 3 games
      • Yanick Turcotte – 3 games
  • Recent Transactions:
    • Bo Brauer was acquired from the Atlanta Gladiators on December 31, completing the trade for Nick Bligh earlier in the month.
  • Possible Scratches:
    • Malcolm Gould –  On injured reserve, is eligible to be activated.
    • Kyle McKenzie – On injured reserve, is eligible to be activated.
    • David Quenneville – On reserve.
    • Additional scratches to be determined around game time.

Swamp Rabbits Notes

  • Team Rankings and Averages:
    • Greenville has four shorthanded goals at home.
    • The Swamp Rabbits have allowed nine shorthanded goals, the most of any team this season.
    • Greenville has the worst penalty kill at 76.4 percent. (38 power play goals allowed on 161 penalties)
    • The Swamp Rabbits are 0-5 when trailing after one period and 0-7-1-1 when trailing after two at home.
    • Greenville is on a four-game point streak.
    • The Swamp Rabbits are the most penalized team in the eastern conference with 572 penalty minutes.
    • Greenville has 999 shots on goal through 36 games. They have the lowest average of shots per game at 27.75.
    • The Swamp Rabbits have allowed the second-most goals in the eastern conference with 131. (Norfolk is number one with 132)
  • Player Rankings and Streaks:
    • Michael Pelech is ninth in points with 35. (11-24-35)
    • Johno May leads all rookies with 17 points and is third in points with 30. (17-13-30)
    • Johno May has 6 power play goals this season.
    • Thomas Ebbing has four points in his last three games.
    • Chad Duchesne has five points in his last five games.
  • Recent Transactions:
    • Lucas Bombardier – Released from SPC on Friday.
    • Garret Milan – Signed to SPC on Tuesday.
    • Trevor Owens – placed on injured reserve on December 29.
  • Possible Scratches:
    • Luke Ripley – on injured reserve, has not played since November 23.
    • JC Brassard – on injured reserve, has not played since November 18.
    • Travis Howe – suspended until February 16.
    • Trevor Owens – on injured reserve, hasn’t played since December 28.

Isles/Sound Tigers News

  • Crunch 3,  Sound Tigers 1 [Sound Tigers]
    • Otto Koivula scored the only goal for Bridgeport.
    • Christopher Gibson stopped 29 of 32 shots.
  • Islanders play tonight against the Blues on the road.
  • Sound Tigers take on the Devils in Binghamton tonight.

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