The Rebels will take on the Northeast Generals for a two-game series at the New England Sports Village in Attleboro, MA. Friday’s puck drop is at 8:00PM while Saturday’s at 7:00PM. This will be the first of two straight weekend’s the Rebels will be away (although there is a home game against the New Jersey Titans on Tuesday evening).
Generals vs. Rebels Overview
The last time these teams met was back on October 20 and 21 when the Rebels swept a home series by a combined score of 10 to 7. Oddly, this will be the last time these teams will meet this season.
The Generals are zero for five on the powerplay during the two games. Sixten Jennersjo (1 goal and 4 assists) leads Northeast in total points (five) against the Rebels while Ryan Remick has the most goals against Philadelphia with two.
Northeast’s goaltenders have a combined 4.03 goals against average and .888 save percentage and no shutouts.
The Rebels are one for three (33%) on the man advantage during the two prior contests. Jared Coccimiglio (1 goal and 2 assists), Klaus Jogi (2 goals and 1 assist), and Brock Jones (three assists) each have three points against the Generals while Jogi has the most goals against Northeast with two.
Rebels’ goaltenders have 3.50 goals against average and .906 save percentage with no shutouts.
Generals Overview
Northeast is currently in third place in the East Division with an 18-14-1-0 record for 37 points. The Generals have lost two in a row and have lost five of their past ten games. They are coming off of being swept by the Tomahawks in Johnstown. They have scored 106 goals (eighth in the league) and have allowed 103 (22nd in the league). They have scored 29 powerplay goals and have converted on 20% of their man advantage chances (10th in the league). They are .827% on the penalty kill (16th in the league).
Jennersjo leads the team (and is in second in the league) with 45 total points (6 goals and 39 assists). Remick has the most goals on the team with 16. Joseph McGraw and Tyler Ramm each lead the team with four game winning goals. Jennersjo also has a team best +13. Jack Demoura leads the team (and league) with 187 penalty minutes.
Northeast’s goaltenders have a combined 3.16 goals against average and .910 save percentage with three shutouts (Peter Wickström Stumer).
Rebels Overview
The Rebels are in eighth place in the East Division with a 12-18-0 record for 24 points. They are coming a weekend home split against the Maine Nordiques. They have won one game out of their last six and have won three of their past ten. Philadelphia has scored 88 goals (22nd in the league), and they have allowed 111 (26th in the league). They have scored 13 powerplay goals and have converted on 12% of their chances (30th in the league). They are .828% on the penalty kill (15th in the league).
Charles Panchisin leads the team with 25 total points (8 goals and 17 assists) while Kris Samitis and Coccimiglio each have a team high ten goals. Six different players have scored a game winning goal. Max Marquette has a team best +11. Julian Brown has the most penalty minutes with 56.
Rebels netminders have a combined 3.44 goals against average and .904 save percentage with one shutout.