Worcester Railers (21-20-4-3) vs Maine Mariners (23-24-0-1)
Cross Insurance Arena – Portland, Maine
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 – 7:05 EST – ECHL Game #658
Referee: Jarred Mitrano (#14)
Linesmen: Kyle Richetelle (#73), Shane Kanaly (#39)
Match Notes
- Season Series: Game 10 of 14. (Maine leads services 6-3)
- Worcester is sixth in the north with 49 points while Maine is seventh with 47 points.
- If Worcester wins and Reading loses their game today, they’ll take fifth place. Maine will tie Worcester with a win.
Players to Watch
- Tyler Barnes (Worcester) – He is currently on the seven-game goal streak, which is the longest active streak (tied with Chris Collins of Kalamazoo) in the ECHL. Barnes is tied for first in points scored (with Sorkin) in games against Maine with 7. (2g,5a)
- Michael McNicholas (Maine) – McNicholas is tied with Ryan Ferrill in goals, assists, and points against Worcester in eight games. He has nine points in his last eight games.
Railers Notes
- Tyler Barnes is on a nine-game point streak and a seven-game goal streak. (9-3-12)
- Mike Cornell is fifth among defensemen with 119 penalty minutes this season. He is tied for third with 27 minor penalties on the season.
- Worcester has the ninth-best penalty kill at 84.5 percent.
- Railers have allowed just one shorthanded goal on the road.
- Cold Streaks: Alex Vanier (8 games), Dylan Willick (6 games), Matt Gaudreau (3 games) Yanick Turcotte (3 games)
Recent Railers Additions, Subtractions, Transactions
- Woody Hudson was traded to the Indy Fuel on Wednesday in exchange for Defenseman Robert Powers.
Possible Railers Scratches
- Connor Doherty – injured on Sunday’s game vs Cincinnati.
- Malcolm Gould – on reserve.
- Robert Powers – travel.
- Kyle McKenzie – on injured reserve, out for the season.
- Tommy Panico – soon to be on injured reserve, broken hand.
- Matt Schmalz – on injured reserve.
- Additional scratches to be determined closer to puck drop.
Mariners Notes
- Michael McNicholas is fifth for rookies with 26 assists this season, is tied for first among rookies with 3 shorthanded goals and is second with 3 shorthanded assists.
- Maine is 12-0 when leading after two periods.
- Mariners are without Morgan Adams-Moisan, Ryan Culkin, Sean Day, Brandon Halverson, Alex Kile, Zach Tolkinen, who are all on recall with either Hartford or Laval.
Recent Mariners Additions, Subtractions, Transactions
- Edwin Minney was released from his SPC on Wednesday.
- Josh Couturier was traded to Maine from Wheeling on Tuesday.
- Morgan Adams-Moisan was recalled to the Laval Rocket on Monday.
- Hannu Toivonen was activated from Injured Reserve on Saturday.
Possible Mariners Scratches
- Louie Rowe – on injured reserve, last played on February 9.
- Additional scratches to be determined closer to puck drop.
Head-to-Head
| Worcester | Maine | |
| Goals For | 2.50 – 26th | 2.94 -T20th |
| Goals Against | 2.94 – 8th | 3.42 – 21st |
| Shots For | 31.63 – 13th | 31.33 – 15th |
| Shots Against | 32.63 – 20th | 35.94 – 26th |
| Fighting Majors | 30 | 24 |
| Power Play | 12.6% – 27th | 16.3 – 18th |
| Penalty Kill | 84.5% – 9th | 80.6% – 22nd |
| Avg Height / Weight / Age | 6′ 0″ / 190 lbs / 24.79 years | 6′ 1″ / 193 lbs / 25 years |
Team Records
| Worcester | Maine | |
| Scoring First | 15-6-1-2 | 16-9-0-1 |
| Leading After 1 | 8-1-1-3 | 14-3-0-0 |
| Leading After 2 | 13-0-0-2 | 12-0-0-0 |
| Tied After 1 | 8-9-2-0 | 4-8-0-0 |
| Tied After 2 | 7-6-2-1 | 8-3-0-1 |
| Trailing After 1 | 5-10-1-0 | 5-13-0-1 |
| Trailing After 2 | 1-14-2-0 | 3-21-0-0 |
| Outshooting Opponents | 8-9-1-2 | 6-8-0-0 |
| Out Shot by Opponents | 11-11-3-1 | 16-16-0-1 |
On the Island and at the Port
- Isles Beat Wild 2-1, Pick Up Third-Straight Win [NHL]
- Isles Win Streak Snapped in 3-1 Loss to Sabres [NHL]
- Sound Tigers Top Comets in Overtime, 5-4 [Sound Tigers]
- Islanders take on the Blue Jackets tomorrow night.
- Sound Tigers face the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Friday.
Closing Statements
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