Worcester Railers (26-22-5-4) vs Adirondack Thunder (31-21-5-2)

Cool Insuring Arena – Glens Falls, New York

Friday, March 7, 2019 – 7:00 EST – ECHL Game #793

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Referee: Jarred Mitrano (#14)

Linesmen: Mike Emanatian (#96), Matt Wyld (#56)

Match Notes

  • Season Series: Game 10 of 11. (Worcester leads season-series at 5-4)
  • Worcester has won the last four games in this series.
  • If Worcester wins, they will be within one point of a playoff spot, pending the results of Brampton and Manchester’s games tonight. Adirondack is just three points ahead of Maine for second, but 11 back of Newfoundland for first.

Players to Watch

  • Nick Sorkin (Worcester) – Sorkin is on his longest point streak of the season and is on the first goal streak of his career.
  • Arthur Brey (Adirondack) – With back-to-back losses with Logan Thompson in net, Brey could get the call tonight for Adirondack. The rookie goaltender played in one game earlier this month, a 6-3 loss to Manchester.

Railers Notes

  • Barry Almeida is on a three-game point streak. (2-1-3)
  • Matt Gaudreau is on a five-game point streak. (2-5-7).
  • Josh Holmstrom has assists in three straight games.
  • Nick Sorkin is on a five-game point streak and a three-game goal streak. (3-2-5)
  • Ryan Hitchcock is on a four-game point streak. (2-4-6)
  • Worcester is 7-0-1-2 when leading after two periods on the road.
  • Cold Streaks: Connor Doherty (9 games), Dylan Willick (8 games), Mike Cornell (7 games)

Recent Railers Additions, Subtractions, Transactions

  • Ivan Kosorenkov was recalled to the San Jose Barracuda on Wednesday.
  • Ivan Kosorenkov’s ECHL rights were traded to the Orlando Solar Bears.

Possible Railers Scratches

  • Kyle McKenzie – on injured reserve, out for the season.
  • Tommy Panico – on injured reserve, out for the season.
  • Matt Schmalz – on injured reserve, last played on January 25.
  • Alex Vanier – on injured reserve, last played on February 17.
  • Additional scratches to be determined closer to puck drop.

Thunder Notes

  • James Henry, Matias Cleland, Blake Thompson, and Cullen Bradshaw are the only Thunder players to play in all previous nine games against Worcester.
  • Adirondack has allowed just one shorthanded goal at home this season.
  • The Thunder are undefeated in regulation when leading after two periods.

Recent Thunder Additions, Subtractions, Transactions

  • Alex Sakellaropoulous signed a PTO with the Springfield Thunderbirds on Friday.
  • Conor Riley signed a PTO with the Providence Bruins on Friday.

Possible Thunder Scratches

  • Shane Conacher – on injured reserve, last played on December 31.
  • Dennis Kravchenko – on injured reserve, last played on December 28.
  • Carter Struthers – on injured reserve, last played on February 16.
  • Michael Sdao – on injured reserve, last played on January 26.
  • Alex Sakellaropoulous – on reserve.
  • Additional scratches to be determined closer to puck drop.

Head-to-Head

Worcester  Adirondack
Goals For  2.67 – 25th  3.20 – 13th
Goals Against  2.98 – 9th  2.93 – 6th
Shots For  32.05 – 11th  33.14 – 4th
Shots Against  33.16 – 20th  30.39 – 9th
Fighting Majors  42  29
Power Play  13.9% – 24th  22.3% – 2nd
Penalty Kill  84.7% – 7th  83.3 % – 12th
Avg Height / Weight / Age  6′ 0″ / 192 lbs / 24.64 years  6′ 0″ / 191 lbs / 25.44 years

Team Records

Worcester  Adirondack
Scoring First  17-7-1-2  19-5-1-0
Leading After 1  10-1-1-4  19-3-1-0
Leading After 2  15-0-1-2  25-0-2-0
Tied After 1  9-9-3-0  10-4-4-1
Tied After 2  9-6-2-2  4-4-3-1
Trailing After 1  7-12-1-0  2-14-0-1
Trailing After 2  2-16-2-0  2-17-0-1
Outshooting Opponents  11-9-2-3  20-8-3-2
Out Shot by Opponents  13-13-3-1  8-13-2-0

On the Island and at the Port

  • Isles Sweep Home-and-Home Set With Sens [NHL]
  • Islanders host Philadelphia on Saturday.
  • Sound Tigers take on Rochester on tonight at 7PM

Closing Statements

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