Beast vs Railers 3/31/19: Pre-Game Notes

Brampton Beast (34-28-5-1) vs (Worcester Railers (30-27-6-4)

DCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts

Sunday, March 31, 2019 – 3:05 EST – ECHL Game #927

Referee: Jesse Gour (#8)

Linesmen: Guillaume Brunelle (#73), Neil Frederickson (#54)

Season Series: Game 8 of 8. (Brampton leads season-series at 4-2-1-1)
Brampton shutout Worcester last night 7-0.
Worcester is four points out of a playoff spot that is held by the Brampton Beast. Maine hosts Adirondack for the only other north division game today (Go ADK!)

Ryan Hitchcock (Worcester) – With 6 assists in four games against Brampton, Hitch is looking for his first goal against the Beast. Worcester’s Rookie of the Year would be the guy to get the scoring rolling as he tries to keep up with his point-per-game average at 1.10.
Jackson Leef (Brampton) – Leef was named the #1 star last night with two goals and a +4 rating in Brampton’s 7-0 win over Worcester.

All active scoring streaks have ended. However, there are now 13 cold streaks that need to heat up.
Barry Almeida has 257 shots on goal which is third in the league and a career high.
Worcester is ranked last on the power play at home, third on the penalty kill.
Railers are the only team in the league without a shorthanded goal at home.
Worcester is on a five-game winless streak and a three-game losing streak at home.
Cold Streaks: Alex Vanier (12 games), Yanick Turcotte (11 games), Mike Cornell (8 games), Ivan Chukarov (7 games), Robert Powers (5 games), David Quenneville (5 games), Dylan Willick (5 games), Josh Holmstrom (4 games), Ryan MacKinnon (4 games), Matt Schmalz (4 games), Matt Gaudreau (3 games), Tyler Mueller (3 games, Tommy Kelley (3 games)

Recent Railers Additions, Subtractions, Transactions

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.

David Vallorani is on a ten-game point streak.
David Pacan leads all Beast with 64 points.
Brampton has the best penalty kill on the road, killing off 88.5 percent of their penalties this season.
The Beast are 9-0-1 when leading after the first period.
Brampton is undefeated in games where they have a lead of four or more goals.

Recent Beast Additions, Subtractions, Transactions

Possible Beast Scratches