Match Notes
- Game 6 of the 14 between the two clubs.
- Railers have the edge over Maine, with a 3-1-1-0 record in five games this season.
- Both teams have a record of 1-1 when facing each other at the Cross Arena.
- The Winner of today’s game can jump into fourth with a Brampton loss, or fifth with a Brampton win.
Mariners Notes
- Maine leads the league with eight shorthanded goals this season.
- Mariners haven’t allowed a shorthanded goal at home.
- Maine has allowed the most shots on goal this season, with an average 37.14 shots per game.
- Mariners are 7-3-0-1 at home.
- Michael McNicholas is averaging 1.14 pts per game (16 in 14 games).
- Recent Maine Transactions:
- Maine signed Alex Adams on Friday. He previously played with Maine for one game earlier this season before being released.
- Alex Kile and Terrance Wallin signed PTOs with Hartford (AHL affiliate) on Thursday.
- Alec Baer was released on Tuesday and signed a contract with the Rapid City Rush, who released him in November.
- Scratches for Maine appear to be:
- Scott Savage – injured, hasn’t played since December 2.
- Four additional players to be determined before puck drop.
Railers Notes
- Railers are 4-7-0-0 on the road this season.
- Worcester is the only team in the ECHL to not have a shorthanded goal this season.
- Tyler Barnes has seven points in his last four games and is on a four-game point streak.
- Matthew Gaudreau has four points in his last five games.
- Barry Almeida has five points in his last six games played.
- Ryan Hitchcock is averaging a point-per-game (7 points, 7 games), with the seven points coming in the last five games.
- Evan Buitenhuis continues to be hot in net, ranking 3rd lowest GAA (2.27), and 3rd in save percentage (0.930).
- Unless any late transactions are announced, it’ll be Boots in net with Ryan Hubbard being the backup.
- Unless anything drastic changes, the scratches for Worcester will be:
- Ivan Kosorenkov – On reserve
- Kyle McKenzie – On injured reserve
- Tommy Kelley – On injured reserve, has not played this season.
- Malcolm Gould – On injured reserve, has not played this season
- Two additional players to be determined before puck drop.
Isles/Sound Tigers News
- Islanders won 3-2 over Detroit on Saturday [NewsDay]
- Robin Lehner was dressed as the backup goaltender.
- Christopher Gibson is expected to be assigned back to Bridgeport.
- Islanders take on Pittsburgh at home on Monday.
- Sound Tigers fell 3-1 to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Saturday.
- Mitch Gillam was dressed as the backup goalie.
- Sound Tigers next game is on Friday against Providence.
Recent North Division Game Results
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Other Mentions
- RIP Worcester Firefighter Christopher Roy
- As always, Nonna’s will be hosting a viewing party as today’s game is an away game on a weekend day. The viewing party
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