Railers vs Swamp Rabbits 1/6/2019: Pre-Game Notes

Worcester have allowed just three shorthanded goals this season.
Railers are 1-2-1 against South Division teams this season.
Worcester can tie Brampton for sixth place with a win.
Greenville can tie Orlando for fourth in the south with a win and an Orlando loss.

Railers Notes

Team Rankings and Averages:
- Ranked 25th on the power play on the Road with 11.9 percent and are ranked last overall on the power play at 11.7 percent.
- Penalty Kill is ranked ninth overall at 85.3 percent.
- Railers are still looking for that first shorthanded goal this season.
- Worcester’s goals per game average continues to drop at 2.24.
- Railers are 4-1-1-2 when leading after one period. Their loss last night was their first regulation loss after leading after one period.
- Worcester is 0-11-1-0 when trailing after two periods.
Player Rankings and Streaks:
- Nick Sorkin is 2-3-5 in five games against Greenville in his career.
- Ryan MacKinnon has seven points (1-6-7) in his last seven games.
- Barry Almeida is tied for third in shots with 134.
- Mike Cornell and Yanick Turcotte lead the Railers with 5 fights this season.
- Cold Streaks:
  - Bo Brauer – 10 games
  - Tommy Panico – 11 games
  - Connor Doherty – 9 games
  - Alex Adams – 7 games
  - Dylan Willick – 5 games
  - Tommy Kelley – 4 games
  - Ivan Kosorenkov – 4 games
  - Tyler Mueller – 4 games
  - Matt Schmalz – 4 games
  - Yanick Turcotte – 4 games
Recent Transactions:
- No new transactions to report.
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 the worst penalty kill record, allowing 39 goals when shorthanded 164 times this season.
- Swamp Rabbits have allowed nine shorthanded goals this season, tying Toledo for the most in the league.
- Greenville is 0-17-1-1 when trailing after two periods.
Player Rankings and Streaks:
- Michael Pelech is 12th in points with 35. (11-24-35)
- Thomas Ebbing is on a five-game point streak. (3-2-5)
Recent Transactions:
- No new transactions to report.
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.
- Johno May – has not played since December 29.

Islanders 4, Blues 3 [NHL]
- Islanders are 8-1-0 in their last 9 games with a 5 game winning streak.
- Goals by Jordan Eberle, Johnny Boychuk, and Anders Lee in the third period gave the Isles the win on Saturday.
- Robin Lehner with 29 saves and the win in net.
Devils 3, Sound Tigers 2 [Sound Tigers]
- Travis St. Dennis scored his tenth of the season.
- Otto Koivula scored his twelfth goal of the season, with goals in five straight games.
- Ryan Hitchcock and Matt Gaudreau in the line-up without anything notable.
- Jeremy Smith with 31 saves in Bridgeport’s loss.
Isles play again on Tuesday against Carolina.
Sound Tigers are off until Friday, where they’ll face the Utica Comets for the first of six games this season.

Greenville is will be wearing another specialty jersey today for Autism Awareness. The team will not be using goal horns or allowing cowbells at the game, so if it sounds a bit quieter on the audio feed that is why.
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