Newfoundland Growlers (43-20-4-3) vs Worcester Railers (30-29-7-4)
DCU Center – Worcester, MA
Saturday, April 6, 2019 – 7:05 EST – ECHL Game #960
Referee: Jesse Gour (#8)
Linesmen: Guillaume Brunelle (#73), Shane Kanaly (#39)
Match Notes
- Season series: Game 8 of 8. (Newfoundland leads 5-1-1)
- These teams last met on February 2nd, 2019. Tyler Barnes and Ryan Hitchcock both scored shorthanded goals in the 5-1 win. Both teams accumulated 34 penalty minutes across nine infractions.
- Division rankings are almost set for both teams with Newfoundland clinching first in the division with 93 points and Worcester all but clinching last with 71 points.
Players to Watch
- Nick Sorkin (Worcester) – Sorkin is the current leader in points against Newfoundland with five.
- Brady Ferguson (Newfoundland) – Ferguson has nine points in five games against the Railers this season.
Railers Notes
- Mike Cornell is on a three-game point streak. (1-3-4)
- Mitch Gillam was the starter for both of Worcester’s wins against Newfoundland on January 18 (OT) and February 2.
- Connor Doherty has penalties in six straight games. (22 minutes)
- Worcester’s average attendance is 4,196.
- Railers are on an eight-game losing streak.
- Worcester is the most penalized team in the north division with 1014 PIMS.
- Cold Streaks: Alex Vanier (12 games), Yanick Turcotte (12 games), Ryan MacKinnon (7 games), Tommy Kelley (4 games). Bo Brauer (4 games)
Recent Railers Additions, Subtractions, Transactions
- No new transactions have been announced.
Possible Railers Scratches
- Evan Buitenhuis – on injured reserve, last played on March 9.
- 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.
- Additional scratches to be determined closer to puck drop.
Growlers Notes
- Brady Ferguson is on a four-game goal streak.
- Zach O’Brien is tenth in points.
- Brady Ferguson, Marcus Power, Scott Pooley, Josh Kestner, and Giorgio Estephan rank in the top 20 in points for rookies.
- Newfoundland has the second-best penalty kill on the road, allowing just 16 goals while shorthanded.
- Growlers are 35-16-1-2 in games against other north division teams.
- Newfoundland is 14-17-1-3 in away games.
Recent Growlers Additions, Subtractions, Transactions
- Semyon Der-Arguchintsev was assigned to Newfoundland on Friday by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
- Eric Levine was signed to a SPC on Thursday.
- Eamon McAdam was recalled to the Toronto Marlies on Thursday.
- Matthew Whittaker was released on Thursday.
Possible Growlers Scratches
- Cory Dunn – on reserve, has missed the last two games.
- Adam Pardy – did not play on Friday.
- Kristian Pospisil – has not played this season.
- Marcus Power – did not play Friday.
- Derian Plouffe – did not play Friday.
- Todd Skirving – has missed the last two games.
Head-to-Head
Worcester | Newfoundland | |
Goals For | 2.67 – 25th | 3.60 – 3rd |
Goals Against | 3.13 – 13th | 3.43 – 5th |
Shots For | 32.07 – 12th | 32.29 – 11th |
Shots Against | 32.97 – 19th | 36.07 – 27th |
Fighting Majors | 51 | 16 |
Power Play | 13.1% – 26th | 18.7% – 9th |
Penalty Kill | 85.3% – 5th | 84.7% – 7th |
Avg Height / Weight / Age | 6′ 1″ / 192 lbs / 24.96 years | 6′ 1″ / 193 lbs / 24.57 years |
Team Records
Worcester | Newfoundland | |
Scoring First | 19-9-2-3 | 31-5-3-3 |
Leading After 1 | 12-2-2-4 | 25-4-1-1 |
Leading After 2 | 19-1-2-2 | 33-2-1-2 |
Tied After 1 | 11-10-4-0 | 14-4-2-2 |
Tied After 2 | 9-6-2-2 | 8-2-2-0 |
Trailing After 1 | 7-17-1-0 | 4-12-1-0 |
Trailing After 2 | 2-22-3-0 | 2-16-1-1 |
Outshooting Opponents | 12-13-3-3 | 24-9-2-1 |
Out Shot by Opponents | 16-15-4-1 | 18-10-1-1 |
On the Island and at the Port
- Hutton, Carpenter Net First Pro Goals in 8-6 loss [Sound Tigers]
- Islanders face the Capitals today at 7 PM.
- Sound Tigers host Providence tonight at 7 PM.
Closing Statements
- The Railers are hosting their fan appreciation night tonight with the following promotions:
- Boston Bruins Alumni Game at 3:30
- PawSox Flex Vouchers
- $2 Mass Lottery Scratch Tickets
- The Railers will also auction off the Orange Regular Season jerseys during the game. The auction can be found here.
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