Railers vs Beast 12/19/2018: Pre-Game Notes

Only game taking place in the north division this evening.
Railers can tie with Manchester for fifth place in the division with a win.
Brampton can tie with Maine for fourth place with a win.
Each team has two wins, a regulation loss, and an overtime loss in the season series this season. (2-1-1-0)

Railers Notes

Team Rankings and Averages:
- Railers have the second-worst penalty kill on the road with 74.4% of penalties killed.
- Worcester has the worst penalty kill on the road with 7.3%.
- Railers are 4-8 on the road this season.
Player Rankings and Streaks:
- Nick Sorkin has six points in his last five games.
- Dylan Willick is on a five-game pointless streak.
- Woody Hudson is on a twelve-game pointless streak.
- Yanick Turcotte has not scored in ten games this season.
- Alex Adams (with Maine), Austin Block, Tyler Barnes, Ivan Kosorenkov, and Tommy Panico are without points in their last four games.
- Mike Cornell and Connor Doherty lead the Railers with four fighting majors this season.
Recent Transactions:
- Ryan Hitchcock was recalled to Bridgeport on Sunday.
- Alex Adams was claimed off waivers by Worcester on Monday. He was added to the active roster on Tuesday and traveled with the team to Brampton.
- Austin Block was activated from reserve on Monday.
- David Quenneville was placed on reserve on Tuesday.
Possible Scratches:
- Malcolm Gould – On injured reserve, is eligible to be activated.
- Tommy Kelley – On injured reserve, is eligible to be activated.
- Kyle McKenzie – On injured reserve, is eligible to be activated.
- David Quenneville – On reserve.
- Additional scratches to be determined around game time.

Beast Notes

Team Rankings and Averages:
- Brampton has the fifth lowest attendance with 2,544 through 17 home games.
- The Beast 7-4-3-1 at home this season.
- Brampton is on a three-game losing streak.
- The Beast have allowed four shorthanded goals at home, tied for most in the league.
Player Rankings and Streaks:
- Jackson Leef has four points (3-1-4) in his last five games.
- Brandon Marino has six points (2-4-6) in his last five games.
- Erik Bradford has nine points (3-6-9) in his last six games.
- David Pacan is third in the ECHL with 31 points and 16 goals.
- Brandon Marino is third in the ECHL with 21 assists.
- Jordan Henry is tied for first in goals for defensemen with 9 goals and leads defensemen with 86 shots.
Recent Transactions:
- Daniel Ciampini was reassigned to the Brampton Beast on Monday.
- Francois Beauchemin was reassigned to the Brampton Beast on Tuesday.
- Jonathan Racine was reassigned to the Brampton Beast on Tuesday.
- Chase Golightly was placed on reserve on Tuesday.
- Mathieu Gagnon was placed on reserve on Tuesday.
Possible Scratches:
- Brandon McLean – On injured reserve. Last played on October 14.
- Reggie Tracitto – On injured reserve. Last played on October 21.
- Chase Golightly – On reserve.
- Mathieu Gagnon – On reserve.

Isles beat the Coyotes 3-1 on Tuesday. [NHL]
- Josh Ho-Sang, Brock Nelson, and Anthony Beauvillier scored for New York.
- First win against Arizona since 2014.
- Robin Lehner picked up his first win since October 30.
Isles Win 4-1 over Colorado on Monday. [NHL]
- Jordan Eberle, Johnny Boychuk, Anders Lee and Valtteri Filppula scored for Islanders.
- Islanders picked up their first win over Colorado since 2014.
Sound Tigers’ Michael Dal Colle Named CCM/AHL Player of the Week [Sound Tigers]
- Five Goals on Five Shots in Two Games
- First Career Hat Trick
Bridgeport Shutout Wilkes/Barre-Scranton on Saturday [Sound Tigers]
- Sound Tigers are on a 13-game point streak at home.
- Gibson picked up his ninth career shutout with 33 saves.
Islanders take on the Golden Knights tomorrow.
Sound Tigers play tonight against the WBS Penguins.

MacKenzie Blackwood (former Adirondack Thunder goalie who faced the Railers seven times last season), made his NHL debut on Tuesday. Blackwood is the eighth ECHL alum to reach the NHL this season. [CBS]
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