Newfoundland Growlers (26-12-1-0) vs Worcester Railers (17-16-3-2)
DCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts
Saturday, January 19, 2019 – 7:05 EST – ECHL Game #538
Referee: Jarred Mitrano (#14)
Linesmen: Shane Kanaly (#39), Stephen Drain (#77)
Match Notes
- Newfoundland leads the series 3-1.
- Worcester looks to extend their season-long win streak to five games.
- Railers can leap into fifth place in the North with a win and a Brampton regulation loss. Growlers can’t go any higher in the North as they are five points ahead of Adirondack.
Players to Watch
- Tommy Kelley (Worcester) – There’s no question that Tommy Kelley, alongside Bo Brauer and Matt Schmalz are red-hot right now. Kelley has three-points in back-to-back games for Worcester. Look for Kelley and his linemates tonight against Newfoundland.
- Marcus Power (Newfoundland) – Power scored the only even-strength goal of last night’s game in Worcester. Power, who is a St. John’s native, is averaging just under a point-per-game for the Growlers. He has six multi-point games this season.
Growlers Notes
- Griffen Molino has scored in all-but-one of his six games with Newfoundland.
- Josh Kestner leads the Growlers against Worcester with three goals.
- Growlers have the best penalty kill on the road with 92.3 percent.
- Michael Garteig is ranked in the top 20 goaltenders in several categories
- Newfoundland is on a seven-game point streak.
Recent Growlers Additions, Subtractions, Transactions
- No new transactions to report.
Possible Growlers Scratches
- Anthony Cortese – on injured reserve.
- Matt Bradley – on reserve.
- Maxim Mizyurin – on injured reserve.
- Ryan Moore – on reserve.
- Ilya Nekolenko – on injured reserve, last played on November 24.
- Additional scratched to be determined closer to puck drop.
Railers Notes
- Worcester is on a four game winning streak.
- Matt Schmalz is on a four-game point streak (4g, 3a).
- Tommy Kelley has four points in his last four games.
- Railers have only allowed two shorthanded goals this season.
- Barry Almeida leads the Railers against Newfoundland with three points. Tyler Barnes, Woody Hudson, Tyler Mueller, and Ryan Hitchcock each have two points.
- Cold Streaks: Tommy Panico (14 games), Nick Roberto (7 games), Woody Hudson (6 games), Ivan Kosorenkov (6 games), Dylan Willick (3 games)
Recent Railers Additions, Subtractions, Transactions
- Kevin Hart was signed to a SPC on Friday.
Possible Railers Scratches
- Malcolm Gould – on injured reserve, has not played this season.
- Kyle McKenzie – on injured reserve, has not played since November 27.
- Tommy Panico – Missed last night’s game with a lower-body injury.
- Yanick Turcotte – suspended, serving game five of a five-game suspension.
- Additional scratched to be determined closer to puck drop.
Head-to-Head
| Worcester | Newfoundland | |
| Goals For | 2.37 – 27th | 3.72 – 3rd |
| Goals Against | 2.79 -6th | 2.74 – 6th |
| Shots For | 32.11 – 11th | 29.44 – 24th |
| Shots Against | 33.18 – 21st | 30.21 – 9th |
| Fighting Majors | 25 – 8th | 11 – 25th |
| Power Play | 11.8% – 26th | 20.3% -5th |
| Penalty Kill | 86.1% – 2nd | 86.3% – 4th |
| Avg Height / Weight / Age | 6′ 1″ / 195 lbs / 24.43 years | 6′ 1″ / 195 lbs / 23.81 years |
Team Records
| Worcester | Newfoundland | |
| Scoring First | 12-8-1-2 | 19-3-1-0 |
| Leading After 1 | 5-1-1-2 | 16-2-0-0 |
| Leading After 2 | 10-0-0-1 | 21-1-1-0 |
| Tied After 1 | 8-8-2-0 | 7-2-1-0 |
| Tied After 2 | 7-5-2-1 | 3-2-1-0 |
| Trailing After 1 | 4-7-0-0 | 3-7-1-0 |
| Trailing After 2 | 0-11-1-0 | 2-8-0-0 |
| Outshooting Opponents | 5-8-1-1 | 13-4-1-0 |
| Out Shot by Opponents | 9-8-2-1 | 13-6-1-0 |
On the Island and at the Port
- Isles Show ‘Identity’ In Shutout Win Over Caps [NHL]
- Third-period goals by Josh Bailey and Cal Clutterbuck give Isles the win.
- Isles have six road wins.
- Woo Hockey Alum Thomas Greiss earned the tenth shutout of his career.
- Islanders host the Ducks at home tomorrow.
- Sound Tigers host Providence tonight.
Closing Statements
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