Worcester Railers (19-18-3-2) vs Brampton Beast (21-18-3-1)
CAA Centre – Brampton, Ontario
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 – 11 EST – ECHL Game #583
Referee: Chris Pontes (#12)
Linesmen: Brady Fagan (#89), Dustin McCrank (#37)
Match Notes
- Season Series: Game 6 of 8. (Worcester leads series 3-1-1)
- Worcester is 2-2-0-1 all-time in road games against the Beast.
- Railers could find their way into fifth place with a win and a Royals loss. The Beast could take sole possession of third place with a win and a Monarchs loss.
Players to Watch
- Tyler Barnes (Worcester) – Tied with Barry Aleida for first in goals on the Railers roster, Barnes also leads the team in assists (16) and in points (28). Two of those goals and two of those assists come from five of the previous match-ups against Brampton this season.
- Brandon Marino (Brampton) – Marino not only leads the Beast in points and assists in general but leads the team with 4 assists and 5 points through five games against Worcester this season.
Railers Notes
- Barry Almeida is ranked second in the league for shots on goal with 160.
- Tyler Barnes is on a three-game point streak.
- Matt Gaudreau and Tommy Kelley have five points in their last five games.
- Ryan Hitchcock led the Railers last weekend with three goals and two assists.
- Cold Streaks: Alex Vanier (4 games), Bo Brauer (4 games), Ryan MacKinnon (3 games)
Recent Railers Additions, Subtractions, Transactions
- Kevin Hart was released from his SPC on Monday.
- Malcolm Gould was activated from injured reserve on Monday.
- Alex Vanier was activated from reserve on Monday.
- Tommy Kelley was placed on reserve on Monday.
- Matt Schmalz was placed on injured reserve retroactive to January 26 on Monday.
Possible Railers Scratches
- Bo Brauer – on reserve.
- Tommy Kelley – on reserve.
- Kyle McKenzie – on injured reserve, out for the season.
- Tyler Mueller – on injured reserve.
- Matt Schmalz – on injured reserve.
- Additional scratched to be determined closer to puck drop.
Beast Notes
- David Vallorani is on a three-game point streak and has seven points in his last five games.
- Nathan Todd is on a seven-game point (6-5-11) streak. He also ranks third behind Barry Almeida in shots with 158.
- Matt Petgrave is ranked sixth in points for a defenseman with 28.
- Jordan Henry is first in goals for defensemen with 12 and has the most shots of any defenseman with 126.
- Former Railer Alex Adams picked up his first career point last Friday.
Recent Beast Additions, Subtractions, Transactions
- Francois Beauchemin was recalled to the Belleville Senators on Sunday.
- Liam Kerins signed an SPC with the Beast on Sunday.
Possible Beast Scratches
- Chris Martenet – last played on December 19.
- Brandon McLean – last played on October 14.
- Jonathan Racine – last played on January 13.
- Reggie Traccitto – last played on October 21.
- Additional scratched to be determined closer to puck drop.
Head-to-Head
| Worcester | Brampton | |
| Goals For | 2.43 – 26th | 3.40 – 8th |
| Goals Against | 2.83 – 6th | 3.21 – 13th |
| Shots For | 32.00 – 12th | 33.37 – 5th |
| Shots Against | 33.14 – 21st | 32.40 – 16th |
| Fighting Majors | 28 | 9 |
| Power Play | 11.0% – 27th | 19.5% – 7th |
| Penalty Kill | 83.8% – 10th | 85.0% – 4th |
| Avg Height / Weight / Age | 6′ 0″ / 191 lbs / 24.83 years | 6′ 0″ / 190 lbs / 25.79 years |
Team Records
| Worcester | Brampton | |
| Scoring First | 14-6-1-2 | 15-5-1-0 |
| Leading After 1 | 7-1-12 | 11-2-1-0 |
| Leading After 2 | 12-0-0-1 | 14-0-1-1 |
| Tied After 1 | 8-9-2-0 | 8-4-1-0 |
| Tied After 2 | 7-5-2-1 | 5-3-2-0 |
| Trailing After 1 | 4-8-0-0 | 2-12-1-1 |
| Trailing After 2 | 0-13-1-0 | 2-15-0-0 |
| Outshooting Opponents | 7-8-1-1 | 10-9-2-0 |
| Out Shot by Opponents | 10-10-2-1 | 11-8-1-1 |
On the Island and at the Port
- The Sound Tigers and Islanders return from their all-star breaks on Friday.
Closing Statements
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