Worcester Railers (23-22-5-4) vs Manchester Monarchs (29-24-1-2)
SNHU Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 – 7:00 EST – ECHL Game #743
Referee: Steven Rouillard (#3)
Linesmen: Kyle Richetelle (#73), AJ Potvin (#78)
Match Notes
- Season Series: Game 8 of 12. (Manchester leads season-series at 4-3)
- The previous two games between these two teams have been blowout wins for Manchester. Manchester has outscored Worcester 12-8 in 2019.
- A win for Worcester and a Maine loss will place them two points out from the fourth playoff spot in the North. Manchester will be four points behind Adirondack if they win tonight.
Players to Watch
- Bo Brauer (Worcester) – With a goal and an assist in Worcester’s 7-2 loss to Manchester, Brauer was one of the few players who showed up.
- Tony Cameranesi (Manchester) – Cameranesi is coming off an impressive six-game point streak (5-5-10) that included two goals and an assist in last Wednesday’s match against Worcester.
Railers Notes
- Barry Almeida, Josh Holmstrom, and Nick Sorkin each have four points against Manchester this season.
- Dylan Willick and Tommy Kelley are the only two Worcester player with +/- ratings against Manchester, both at +1.
- Ivan Kosorenkov has four shootout goals, tied with Toledo’s AJ Jenks for first.
- Railers have played in fourteen games that have ended in overtime or a shootout and have won just five of them.
- Cold Streaks: Alex Vanier (12 games), Tommy Kelley (6 games), Dylan Willick (5 games), Mike Cornell (3 games), Robert Powers (3 games), Yanick Turcotte (3 games)
Recent Railers Additions, Subtractions, Transactions
- Ryan Hubbard was released as the EBUG on Monday.
- Evan Buitenhuis was assigned to Worcester on Monday.
- Malcolm Gould was traded to Newfoundland for future considerations on Tuesday.
Possible Railers Scratches
- Connor Doherty – on injured reserve, last played on February 10.
- Kyle McKenzie – on injured reserve, out for the season.
- Tommy Panico – on injured reserve, out for the season.
- Matt Schmalz – on injured reserve, last played on January 25.
- Additional scratches to be determined closer to puck drop.
Monarchs Notes
- Nic Pierog has ten points against Worcester in seven games this season and leads all rookies with 25 goals this year.
- Newly acquired Kevin Dufour has six game-winning goals.
- Manchester has three defensemen with 30 or more points this season – David Kolomatis, Daniil Miromanov, Travis Walsh.
- Monarchs are averaging 2,378 fans per game this season, the second lowest in the league.
Recent Monarchs Additions, Subtractions, Transactions
- Spencer Watson was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks organization on Monday.
- Kevin Dufour was traded to Manchester on Friday in exchange for Eric Schurhamer and Zeb Knutson.
- Brien Diffley was traded to Manchester from Wheeling on Friday.
Possible Monarchs Scratches
- Dexter Dancs – on reserve, last played on February 16.
- Jared Fiegl – on injured reserve, last played on January 8.
- Pavel Jenys – on injured reserve, last played on December 28.
- Mario Puskarich – on injured reserve, last played on December 29.
- Danny Tirone – on reserve.
- Additional scratches to be determined closer to puck drop.
Head-to-Head
Worcester | Manchester | |
Goals For | 2.57 – 26th | 3.21 – 13th |
Goals Against | 3.06 – 10th | 3.23 – 14th |
Shots For | 31.93 – 12th | 34.96 – 2nd |
Shots Against | 33.19 – 22nd | 33.14 – 21st |
Fighting Majors | 40 | 21 |
Power Play | 14.2% – 24th | 16.0% – 18th |
Penalty Kill | 84.7% – 8th | 81.8 % – 18th |
Avg Height / Weight / Age | 6′ 0″ / 191 lbs / 24.67 years | 6′ 0″ / 194 lbs / 24.28 years |
Team Records
Worcester | Manchester | |
Scoring First | 16-7-1-2 | 20-7-0-2 |
Leading After 1 | 9-1-1-4 | 14-4-0-1 |
Leading After 2 | 14-0-1-2 | 18-2-0-1 |
Tied After 1 | 8-9-3-0 | 11-7-0-0 |
Tied After 2 | 7-6-2-2 | 8-5-0-0 |
Trailing After 1 | 6-12-1-0 | 4-13-1-1 |
Trailing After 2 | 2-16-2-0 | 3-17-1-1 |
Outshooting Opponents | 9-9-2-3 | 13-17-1-1 |
Out Shot by Opponents | 12-13-3-1 | 16-5-0-1 |
On the Island and at the Port
- Isles Fall To Flames 3-1 [NHL]
- Gibson Backstops 5-1 Win Against Hershey [Sound Tigers]
- Isles host the Maple Leafs tomorrow, 7 PM.
- Bridgeport will face Hershey on Saturday, 7PM.
Closing Statements
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