Brampton Beast (33-28-5-1) vs (Worcester Railers (30-26-6-4)

DCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts

Saturday, March 30, 2019 – 7:05 EST – ECHL Game #918

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Referee: Brett Roeland (#23)

Linesmen: Kyle Richetelle (#73), William Kingdon (#58)

Match Notes

  • Season Series: Game 7 of 8. (Worcester leads season-series at 3-1-1-1)
  • Last time out, Worcester lost 5-4 to Brampton in the shootout on January 30.
  • Worcester is three points out of a playoff spot, Brampton is just one point out of one. Every north division team is playing tonight.

Players to Watch

  • Nick Sorkin (Worcester) – Sorkin makes his return to Worcester after playing seven games up in the AHL with the Binghamton Devils. Prior to his call-up, Sorkin was riding a six-game point streak and a four-game goal streak, both of which are still active.
  • David Vallorani (Brampton) – Vallorani has points in his last nine road games, seventeen points to be exact. He is second on the Beast roster in points with 61 and has a goal and two assists in six games against Worcester.

Railers Notes

  • Nick Sorkin is on a six-game point streak and a four-game goal streak. (4-3-7)
  • Barry Almeida is tied with the number of goals he had last season at 22.
  • Yanick Turcotte leads the league in majors with 17.
  • Worcester is 5-1-1-0 in home games against Brampton.
  • Railers have not scored a shorthanded goal at home, but have one shorthanded goal against Brampton this season.
  • Worcester’s attendance is 4,212 in 32 games this season.
  • Cold Streaks: Alex Vanier (12 games), Yanick Turcotte (10 games), Ivan Chukarov (7 games), Mike Cornell (7 games), Robert Powers (4 games), David Quenneville (4 games), Dylan Willick (4 games), Josh Holmstrom (3 games), Tommy Kelley (3 games), Ryan MacKinnon (3 games), Matt Schmalz (3 games)

Recent Railers Additions, Subtractions, Transactions

  • Mike Cornell was reassigned to Worcester on Friday.
  • Nick Sorkin was released from his PTO with Binghamton on Thursday.

Possible Railers Scratches

  • Evan Buitenhuis – on injured reserve, last played on March 9.
  • Ivan Chukarov – on reserve.
  • Tommy Kelley – on reserve.
  • Kyle McKenzie – on injured reserve, out for the season.
  • Tommy Panico – on injured reserve, out for the season.
  • Alex Vanier – on injured reserve, last played on February 17. Could be returning this weekend.
  • Additional scratches to be determined closer to puck drop.

Beast Notes

  • Erik Bradford has three goals against Worcester this season.
  • David Pacan is Brampton’s leading point scorer (26-36-62).
  • David Vallorani leads the ECHL with nine game-winning goals.
  • Brampton is 2-0 in five-goal games.
  • The Beast are 23-18-3 against North Division teams.
  • Brampton is 13-0-0-1 when leading after two periods on the road.

Recent Beast Additions, Subtractions, Transactions

  • Jackson Leef was activated from injured reserve on Friday.

Possible Beast Scratches

  • Erik Bradford – on injured reserve, last played on January 25.
  • Matt Campagna – last played on March 23.
  • Jordan Henry – last played on March 24.
  • Miles Gendron – last played on March 27.
  • Brandon MacLean – on injured reserve, last played on October 14.
  • Bradon Marino – on injured reserve, last played on February 15.
  • Bo Pieper – last played on March 23.

Head-to-Head

Worcester  Brampton
Goals For  2.70 – 25th  3.28 – 9th
Goals Against  2.98 – 8th  3.06 – 11th
Shots For  31.80 – 14th  32.09 – 12th
Shots Against  33.08 – 19th  32.10 – 16th
Fighting Majors  50  13
Power Play  13.8% – 25th  18.7% – 8th
Penalty Kill  86.2% – 2nd  84.9% – 6th
Avg Height / Weight / Age  6′ 1″ / 192 lbs / 24.88 years  6′ 0″ / 187 lbs / 25.38 years

Team Records

Worcester  Brampton
Scoring First  19-8-2-3  26-7-3-0
Leading After 1  12-1-2-4  17-2-3-0
Leading After 2  19-0-2-2  24-1-1-1
Tied After 1  11-10-3-0  12-8-1-0
Tied After 2  9-6-2-2  5-3-3-0
Trailing After 1  7-15-1-0  4-18-1-1
Trailing After 2  2-20-2-0  4-24-1-0
Outshooting Opponents  12-11-3-3  16-13-2-0
Out Shot by Opponents  16-15-3-1  17-14-3-1

On the Island and at the Port

  • Isles Stun Jets With 5-4 Comeback Win [NHL]
  • Checkers Blank Sound Tigers, 4-0 [Sound Tigers]
  • Islanders host Buffalo tonight at 7.
  • Sound Tigers host Charlotte tonight at 7.

Closing Statements

  • The Railers will be hosting their last specialty jersey auction tonight. The jerseys are “New England Football” themed and will be auctioned off to benefit the March of Dimes. The auction (which is already live) can be found here, Auction ends around the start of the third.
  • For live updates during the game, follow us on Twitter @WooHockeyNews.