Worcester Railers (19-17-3-2) vs Manchester Monarchs (21-18-1-1)
SNHU Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire
Sunday, January 27, 2019 – 3:05 EST – ECHL Game #575
Referee: Andrea Barone (#13)
Linesmen: William Kingdon (#58), AJ Potvin (#78)
Match Notes
- Season Series: Game 6 of 12. (Worcester leads series 3-2)
- Both teams are on two-game win streaks.
- Manchester is averaging 2,488 fans per game this season.
Players to Watch
- Ryan Hitchcock (Worcester) – Ryan continues to dominate offensively for the Railers with 3 goals and 3 assists since being assigned on January 18. He has 3 assists in 3 games in games against Manchester this season.
- Nic Pierog (Manchester) – With six goals in five games in the season series against Worcester, Pierog is a force to be reckoned with.
Railers Notes
- Ivan Kosorenkov is on a three-game point streak.
- Ryan Hitchcock has five points in so far this weekend. (3-2-5)
- Barry Almeida leads the Railers against Manchester with three goals and an assist. (3-1-4)
- Woody Hudson has a goal and an assist against Manchester this season.
- Worcester is 6-3 in games in Manchester.
- Mike Cornell has exactly 100 penalty minutes this season and is the first to reach that milestone.
- Cold Streaks: Alex Vanier (4 games), Bo Brauer (4 games), Ryan MacKinnon (3 games)
Recent Railers Additions, Subtractions, Transactions
- Matt Gaudreau was assigned to Worcester on Saturday.
Possible Railers Scratches
- Malcolm Gould – on injured reserve, has not played this season.
- Kyle McKenzie – on injured reserve, has not played since November 27.
- Tyler Mueller – left last Saturday’s game with an upper-body injury.
- Alex Vanier – left last Saturday’s game with a lower-body injury.
- Additional scratched to be determined closer to puck drop.
Monarchs Notes
- Nic Pierog is the team’s leading rookie and the team’s second-leading goal scorer. (18-11-29)
- Daniil Miromanov is tied for fourth in defensemen with six goals this season.
- David Kolomatis is ranked 14th out of all defensemen in points with 24.
- Goaltender Charles Williams is ranked seventh in save percentage with 0.25
- Monarchs are 11-2-0 when outshooting their opponent.
Recent Monarchs Additions, Subtractions, Transactions
- Sam Kurker and Craig Wyszomirski were assigned to Manchester by the Ontario Reign on Wednesday.
Possible Monarchs Scratches
- Justin Agosta – on injured reserve.
- Austin Block – last played on January 13.
- Pavel Jenys – last played on December 28.
- Joe Masonius – last played on January 13.
- Danny Tirone – last played on December 21.
- Mario Puskarich – last played on December 29.
- Additional scratched to be determined closer to puck drop.
Head-to-Head
| Worcester | Manchester | |
| Goals For | 2.44 – 26th | 3.20 – 13th |
| Goals Against | 2.78- 5th | 2.98 – 9th |
| Shots For | 31.93 – 12th | 35.41 – 1st |
| Shots Against | 33.07 – 21st | 31.83 – 15th |
| Fighting Majors | 28 | 18 |
| Power Play | 11.4% – 27th | 14.2% -24th |
| Penalty Kill | 84.7% – 6th | 82.2 – 185th |
| Avg Height / Weight / Age | 6′ 0″ / 193 lbs / 24.87 years | 6′ 0″ / 193 lbs / 24.27 years |
Team Records
| Worcester | Manchester | |
| Scoring First | 14-5-1-2 | 15-5-0-1 |
| Leading After 1 | 7-1-1-2 | 9-3-0-1 |
| Leading After 2 | 12-0-0-1 | 11-2-0-1 |
| Tied After 1 | 8-9-2-0 | 9-6-0-0 |
| Tied After 2 | 7-5-2-1 | 7-4-0-0 |
| Trailing After 1 | 4-7-0-0 | 3-9-1-0 |
| Trailing After 2 | 0-12-1-0 | 3-12-1-0 |
| Outshooting Opponents | 7-8-1-1 | 10-14-1-1 |
| Out Shot by Opponents | 10-9-2-1 | 11-2-0-0 |
On the Island and at the Port
- Sound Tigers Fly Into Break with 4-1 Win [Sound Tigers]
- The Islanders are off this weekend as the NHL is on its All-Star Break.
- The Sound Tigers are off for the AHL All-Star Break
Closing Statements
- Manchester will be wearing “Innovation Night” jerseys at today’s game which are primarily black. The Railers should be wearing either the White or Orange jerseys today.
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