Worcester Railers (19-18-3-2) vs Newfoundland Growlers (28-12-2-0)
Mile One Centre – St John’s, Newfoundland
Friday, February 1, 2019 – 5:30 EST – ECHL Game #597
Referee: Jason Faist (#18)
Linesmen: Joe Maynard (#92), Justin Day (#52)
Match Notes
- Season Series: Game 5 of 8. (Newfoundland leads series 4-0-1)
- Newfoundland has had 13 different goal scorers in the series while Worcester has had just eight.
- All but one game in this series has ended with Newfoundland winning with a multiple-goal lead over Worcester. Railers managed to sneak in a goal in overtime, which is their only win over the Growlers this season.
Players to Watch
- Ivan Kosorenkov (Worcester) – Kosorenkov leads the Railers against the Growlers with two goals in three games. Koso will play in his first game in Newfoundland after resolving some immigration issues that prevented him from traveling to Canada with the team earlier this season.
- Giorgio Estephan (Newfoundland) – Estephan leads all active Growlers with eight points against Worcester.
Railers Notes
- Ivan Kosorenkov is the only Railer who has a positive rating against the Growlers at +1.
- Woody Hudson and David Quenneville are -6 in games against Newfoundland.
- Tyler Barnes is on a four-game point streak. (3-4-7)
- Ryan Hitchcock has eight points since being assigned to Worcester by Bridgeport
- Cold Streaks: Alex Vanier (5 games), Bo Brauer (5 games), Connor Doherty (3 games)
Recent Railers Additions, Subtractions, Transactions
- No new transactions to report.
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.
Growlers Notes
- Michael Gartieg is tied for second with 17 wins this season.
- Giorgio Estephan is fourth in points for rookies with 37.
- Scott Pooley is tied for second in rookies with 18 goals in 41 games.
- Marcus Power has the highest shooting percentage of all skaters at 28.8 percent.
- Newfoundland has the third-best power play at home with 17 power play goals, capitalizing on 23.9 percent of their advantages.
- Growlers have scored just two shorthanded goals this season.
Recent Growlers Additions, Subtractions, Transactions
- No new transactions to report.
Possible Growlers Scratches
- Brady Ferguson – suspended, serving game 3 of 4.
- Anthony Cortese – last played on January 4.
- Maxim Mizyurin – last played on January 5.
- Ilya Nekolenko – last played on November 24
- Kristian Pospisil – has yet to play a game this season.
- Additional scratched to be determined closer to puck drop.
Head-to-Head
| Worcester | Newfoundland | |
| Goals For | 2.47 – 25th | 3.76 – 2nd |
| Goals Against | 2.88 – 7th | 2.74 – 4th |
| Shots For | 32.05 – 13th | 29.79 – 22nd |
| Shots Against | 33.12 – 21st | 30.29 – 8th |
| Fighting Majors | 28 | 11 |
| Power Play | 11.6% – 27th | 20.4% – 6th |
| Penalty Kill | 83.8% – 9th | 84.9% – 5th |
| Avg Height / Weight / Age | 6′ 0″ / 191 lbs / 24.83 years | 6′ 0″ / 190 lbs / 25.79 years |
Team Records
| Worcester | Newfoundland | |
| Scoring First | 14-6-1-2 | 21-14-6-0 |
| Leading After 1 | 7-1-1-3 | 17-2-0-0 |
| Leading After 2 | 12-0-0-2 | 23-1-1-0 |
| Tied After 1 | 8-9-5-2 | 8-3-1-0 |
| Tied After 2 | 7-5-2-1 | 3-2-1-0 |
| Trailing After 1 | 4-8-0-0 | 3-7-1-0 |
| Trailing After 2 | 0-13-1-0 | 2-9-0-0 |
| Outshooting Opponents | 7-8-1-2 | 15-4-1-0 |
| Out Shot by Opponents | 10-10-2-1 | 13-7-1-0 |
On the Island and at the Port
- Islanders host the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight.
- Sound Tigers will play against Lehigh Valley Phantoms at home tonight.
Closing Statements
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