Worcester Railers (31-29-7-4) vs Adirondack Thunder (37-26-2-2)

Cool Insuring Arena – Glens Falls, NY

Subday, April 7, 2019 – 7:05 EST – ECHL Game #969

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Referee: Chris Pontes (#12)

Linesmen: Matt Brady (#42), Neil Frederickson (#54)

Match Notes

  • Season series: Game 11 of 11. (Worcester leads 6-4)
  • Worcester has won five straight games against Adirondack.

Railers Notes

  • Tyler Barnes is on a three-game point streak (1-2-3)
  • Josh Holmstrom has goals in back-to-back games.
  • Worcester is 14-17-1-3 in away games.
  • Railers are 8-3-1-0 in games in Glens Falls.
  • Cold Streaks: Alex Vanier (12 games), Yanick Turcotte (12 games),  Bo Brauer (5 games), David Quenneville (3 games)

Recent Railers Additions, Subtractions, Transactions

  • Ryan Hubbard was signed as the EBUG on Sunday.

Possible Railers Scratches

  • Evan Buitenhuis – on injured reserve, last played on March 9.
  • Kyle McKenzie – on injured reserve, out for the season.
  • Tommy Panico – on injured reserve, out for the season.
  • Alex Vanier – on injured reserve, last played on February 17.
  • Additional scratches to be determined closer to puck drop.

Thunder Notes

  • Conor Riley has three goals against Worcester this season.
  • James Henry has 54 assists this season.
  • John Edwardh has 21 points on the power play.
  • Adirondack’s average attendance is 3,388.
  • The Thunder have allowed three shorthanded goals this season, the least in the ECHL.
  • Adirondack has the second-best power play at 22.8 percent.

Recent Thunder Additions, Subtractions, Transactions

  • No new transactions have been announced.

Possible Thunder Scratches

  • Jake Linhart – missed Adirondack’s last two games.
  • Sean Federow – on injured reserve, last played on March 8.
  • Pete McArthur – missed Saturday’s game.
  • Dennis Kravchenko – on injured reserve, last played on December 18.
  • Shane Conacher – missed Saturday’s game.
  • Matt Szmatula – missed Saturday’s game.
  • Conor Riley – missed Saturday’s game.

Head-to-Head

 Worcester  Adirondack
Goals For  2.69 – 25th  3.60 – 3rd
Goals Against  3.13 – 14th  3.43 – 5th
Shots For  32.03 – 13th  33.28 – 5th
Shots Against  32.94 – 19th  30.73 – 9th
Fighting Majors  52  31
Power Play  13.0% – 26th  22.3% – 2nd
Penalty Kill  85.0% – 5th  82.3% – 13th
Avg Height / Weight / Age  6′ 1″ / 192 lbs / 24.96 years  6′ 1″ / 193 lbs / 24.57 years

Team Records

Worcester  Adirondack
Scoring First  19-9-2-3  22-7-1-0
Leading After 1  12-2-2-4  22-4-1-0
Leading After 2  19-1-2-2  28-0-2-0
Tied After 1  11-10-4-0  10-4-4-1
Tied After 2  9-6-2-2  5-4-3-1
Trailing After 1  8-17-1-0  5-18-0-2
Trailing After 2  3-22-3-0  4-22-0-2
Outshooting Opponents  12-13-3-3  23-10-3-3
Out Shot by Opponents  16-15-4-1  11-16-2-0

Closing Statements

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