Cincinnati Cyclones (31-9-3-3) vs Worcester Railers (21-20-3-3)
DCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts
Sunday, February 10, 2019 – 3:05 EST – ECHL Game #650
Referee: Chris Pontes (#12)
Linesmen: Sam Schildkraut (#86), Shane Kanaly (#39)
Match Notes
- Season Series: Game 1 of 1. (All-time series tied at 0-0)
- Cincinnati ranks second in the entire league while Worcester is ranked 20th. There is a twenty point difference between these two teams.
- Railers can tie Reading for fifth with a win.
Players to Watch
- Tyler Barnes (Worcester) – Tyler Barnes is one of the only things that seems to work consistently for this team in that he just about always puts himself in position to score. He has the opportunity to make Worcester hockey history if he can extend his goal streak to seven today.
- Jesse Schultz (Cincinnati) – Schultz is on track for producing over a point-per-game in his third straight season. He currently leads Cincinnati in points and is ranked fifth overall in the league.
Railers Notes
- Tyler Barnes is on an eight-game point streak and a six-game goal streak. (8-3-11)
- Barry Almeida has 13 points in his last 14 games.
- Ivan Kosorenkov has three shootout goals, tied for first in the league.
- Cold Streaks: Bo Brauer (6 games), Connor Doherty (7 games), Woody Hudson (3 games), Dylan Willick (5 games), Tommy Panico (5 games), Alex Vanier (7 games), Tyler Mueller (3 games)
Recent Railers Additions, Subtractions, Transactions
- No new transactions to report.
Possible Railers Scratches
- Malcolm Gould – on reserve.
- Woody Hudson – on reserve.
- Kyle McKenzie – on injured reserve, out for the season.
- Matt Schmalz – on injured reserve.
- Additional scratches to be determined closer to puck drop.
Cyclones Notes
- Jesse Schultz is tied for fourth in the league with 51 points. He is also ranked third in assists with 38.
- Eric Knodel is fourth in points for defensemen with 31 in 46 games this season.
- Pascal Aquin is third in shooting percentage at 27.0.
- Miles Powell (+37), Alex Wideman (+35), Arvin Atwal (+35) are in the top five for plus minus.
- Goaltender Michael Houser is the top goaltender in the league with the best record (16-4-2-1), lowest goals allowed (2.00), and has the highest save percentage at 0.929.
- Cyclones are the only team in the league to still have below 10 losses this season. They currently have nine.
Recent Cyclones Additions, Subtractions, Transactions
- Brady Bail was activated from reserve on Friday.
- Andrew DeBrincat was placed on reserve on Friday.
Possible Cyclones Scratches
- Shaw Boomhower – last played on February 2.
- Andrew DeBrincat – on reserve, last played on January 25.
- Additional scratches to be determined closer to puck drop.
Head-to-Head
| Worcester | Cincinnati | |
| Goals For | 2.49 – 26th | 3.91 – 1st |
| Goals Against | 2.91 – 8th | 2.41 – 2nd |
| Shots For | 31.79 – 13th | 30.83 – 18th |
| Shots Against | 32.60 – 21st | 28.33 – 4th |
| Fighting Majors | 30 | 36 |
| Power Play | 12.9% – 27th | 13.4% – 24th |
| Penalty Kill | 84.1% – 10th | 84.9% – 7th |
| Avg Height / Weight / Age | 6′ 0″ / 191 lbs / 24.83 years | 6′ 1″ / 196 lbs / 24.71 years |
Team Records
| Worcester | Cincinnati | |
| Scoring First | 15-6-1-2 | 27-4-3-2 |
| Leading After 1 | 8-1-1-3 | 17-2-3-0 |
| Leading After 2 | 13-0-0-2 | 23-1-0-2 |
| Tied After 1 | 8-9-2-0 | 12-3-0-1 |
| Tied After 2 | 7-6-2-1 | 8-3-1-1 |
| Trailing After 1 | 5-10-0-0 | 2-4-0-1 |
| Trailing After 2 | 1-14-1-0 | 0-5-2-0 |
| Outshooting Opponents | 8-9-1-2 | 20-6-1-2 |
| Out Shot by Opponents | 11-11-2-1 | 11-3-1-1 |
On the Island and at the Port
- Pulock Powers Isles 4-3 Win Over Avs [NHL]
- Sound Tigers Roar Back in 4-2 Win Over Bruins [Sound Tigers]
- Islanders host the Wild today at 3 PM.
- Bridgeport head to Utica today at 3 PM.
Closing Statements
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