Manchester Monarchs (36-29-2-2) vs (Worcester Railers (30-28-6-4)

DCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts

Wednesay, April 3, 2019 – 7:05 EST – ECHL Game #935

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Referee: Matt Menniti (#10)

Linesmen: Kyle Richetelle (#73), Neil Frederickson (#54)

Match Notes

  • Season Series: Game 12 of 12. (Manchester leads season-series at 6-4-1-0)
  • Manchester leads the all-time record at 14-10-2.
  • A regulation loss will mathematically eliminate Worcester from playoff contention.

Players to Watch

  • Drew Callin (Worcester) – Callin scored his first professional goal against Manchester on March 23. He got Worcester out of a scoring slump on Sunday, scoring two goals for Worcester in their 7-4 loss to Brampton.
  • Nic Pierog (Manchester) – The “Railers Killer” has sixteen points in eleven meetings against Worcester this season.

Railers Notes

  • Connor Doherty (+2), Josh Holmstrom (+2), and Drew Callin (+1) are the only Railers with positive ratings against Manchester.
  • Connor Doherty leads Worcester with 16 penalty minutes against the Monarchs.
  • Ryan Hitchcock has seven assists and no goals against Manchester.
  • Worcester has lost four straight home games.
  • Railers are 14-1-6-4 in one-goal games.
  • Worcester is 3-6-1 in their last ten games.
  • Cold Streaks: Alex Vanier (12 games), Yanick Turcotte (11 games), Robert Powers (6 games), Dylan Willick (6 games), Josh Holmstrom (5 games), Ryan MacKinnon (5 games), Matt Schmalz (4 games), Tyler Mueller (4 games, Tommy Kelley (4 games).

Recent Railers Additions, Subtractions, Transactions

  • Mitch Gillam was recalled to Bridgeport on Tuesday and was returned to Worcester on Wednesday.
  • Rob Lemelin was signed as the EBUG for Tuesday’s practice and was released.

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. Could be returning this weekend.
  • Yanick Turcotte – suspended, serving game 2 of 2.
  • Additional scratches to be determined closer to puck drop.

Monarchs Notes

  • Nic Pierog is fourth in goals with 32.
  • Charles Williams has played in 2422 minutes this season.
  • David Kolomatis has five game-winning goals.
  • Manchester has allowed just one shorthanded goal on the road.
  • Monarchs are the least penalized team in the ECHL.
  • Manchester is 17-17-0-1 in away games.

Recent Monarchs Additions, Subtractions, Transactions

  • Goaltender Nick Kossof was signed to an ATO on Tuesday.
  • Chris Carlisle was recalled by the Belleville Senators last Friday.
  • Brien Diffley was activated from reserve last Friday.

Possible Monarchs Scratches

  • Joe Masonius – on injured reserve, last played on March 2.
  • Mario Puskarich – on injured reserve, last played on December 29.
  • Danny Tirone – on injured reserve, last played on December 21.
  • Travis Walsh – on injured reserve, last played on March 1.

Head-to-Head

Worcester  Manchester
Goals For  2.68 – 25th  3.20 – 14th
Goals Against  3.10 – 12th  3.26 – 18th
Shots For  31.78 – 14th  34.65 – 2nd
Shots Against  33.00 – 20th  33.29 – 21st
Fighting Majors  50  24
Power Play  13.5% – 25th  15.8% – 18th
Penalty Kill  85.8% – 4th  81.5% – 19th
Avg Height / Weight / Age  6′ 1″ / 193 lbs / 24.88 years  6′ 0″ / 195 lbs / 24.48 years

Team Records

Worcester  Manchester
Scoring First  19-9-2-3  26-9-1-2
Leading After 1  12-2-2-4  20-4-0-1
Leading After 2  19-1-2-2  24-2-0-1
Tied After 1  11-10-3-0  11-8-1-0
Tied After 2  9-6-2-2  8-6-1-0
Trailing After 1  7-16-1-0  5-17-1-1
Trailing After 2  2-21-2-0  4-21-1-1
Outshooting Opponents  12-12-3-3  17-20-1-1
Out Shot by Opponents  16-15-3-1  19-7-1-1

On the Island and at the Port

  • Isles Fall To Maple Leafs 2-1 [NHL]
  • Penguins limit Sound Tigers in 3-1 loss [Sound Tigers]
  • Islanders take on the Panthers tomorrow at 7 PM.
  • Sound Tigers face the Bruins tonight in Providence at 7:05.

Closing Statements

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