The Rebels will be playing a two-game series against the Danbury Hat Tricks this Friday and Saturday nights at the Danbury Ice Arena with both games set to begin at 7:00PM. The teams haven’t played in Danbury since November 17th and 18th.
The teams will play three straight games against each other with the third game being held at the Hollydell Ice Arena on Tuesday, February 20th at 7:30PM
Hat Tricks vs. Rebels Overview
This will be games four and five of the eight game series, in which the Rebels have won two of the previous three by a combine score of 14 – 11. The last time they met was on Tuesday, January 23rd at Hollydell with the Rebels winning 3 – 1.
In the first three games, the Hat Tricks went 3 for 11 (27%) on the powerplay. Grant Dietz (2 goals and 3 assists) and Cam Charron (5 assists) each lead Danbury with five total points against the Rebels while Dietz and three others have scored two goals apiece against Philadelphia. Hat Trick netminders have a combined 4.33 goals against average and .878 save percentage.
The Rebels have been scoreless in twelve attempts so far against Danbury on the man advantage this season. Charles Panchisin has six total points (3 goals and 3 assists) to lead the Rebels in total points against the Tricks as well as goals (three). Rebels netminders have a combined 3.72 goals against average and .881 save percentage.
Hat Tricks Overview
Danbury is currently in ninth place (last) in the East Division with a 13-26-4-1 record for 31 points. The Hat Tricks are coming off of a 3 – 2 overtime road win against the New Jersey Titans. Prior to that, they lost four in a row and seven out of their last ten games.
The Tricks have scored 99 goals (31st in the league), and they have allowed 157 (28th in the league). They have converted on 13% of the chances on the man advantage (28tht in the league), and their penalty kill is at .816% (16th in the league).
Diets (14 goals and 13 assists) leads the Tricks with 37 total points. Dietz also has scored the goals on the team (14). Emerson Molas has the most game winning goals with three. Dietz has a team best +6 and the most penalty minutes with 135.
Hat Tricks’ goalies have a combined 3.50 goals against average and a .904 save percentage with three shutout.
Rebels Overview
The Rebels are in eighth place in the East Division with a 16-25-0-1 record for 33 points. They are coming off a home split against the Johnstown Tomahawks with the Rebels winning their last game 4 – 2. They have won three out of their last ten games.
Philadelphia has scored 121 goals (20th in the league), and they have allowed 151 (24th in the league). They have converted on 13% of the chances on the man advantage (27th in the league), and their penalty kill is at .827% (13th in the league).
Panchisin leads the team with 38 total points (15 goals and 23 assists) and goals (15). Brock Jones has the most game winning goals with two. Panchisin also has a team best +12. Julian Brown has the most penalty minutes with 80.
Rebels netminders have a combined 3.27 goals against average and .908 save percentage with one shutout.
