The Rebels and New Jersey Titans will conclude their second consecutive home and home series this weekend. It also will be the third and final home and home series between the teams this year. Friday’s game will be played at 7:30PM at the Hollydell Ice Arena while Saturday’s contest will begin at 7:00PM at the Middletown Sports Complex.
This will be the last time these teams will play each other at Hollydell this season, and they will not face each other again until Tuesday, March 25 (the eighth and final time this season). Friday Night is BOGO night. Any fan who purchases a full price ticket ($10) will receive a second one for free.
Titans vs. Rebels Overview
Last weekend the teams split with the Titans winning at home 4 – 3 while the Rebels won Saturday’s night game 4 – 1. In the five previous games, the Titans have won three of them, although the Rebels have outscored New Jersey by a combined score of 20 – 16. The Rebels are 3 for 16 (19%) on the man advantage in the five games while New Jersey is 4 for 19 (21%). Jack Hillier leads the Titans in total points against Philadelphia with six (3 goals and 3 assists) and goals (three). New Jersey’s netminders have a combined 4.00 goals against average and .888 save percentage with no shutouts.
Ryan Vaites (3 goals and 3 assists) and Charles Panchisin (2 goals and 4 assists) each have six total points against New Jersey to lead the Rebels while Ruslan Jamaldinov and Vaites each have three goals against the Titans. The Rebels netminders have a combined 3.04 goals against average and .908 save percentage with no shutouts.
Titans Overview
The Titans are currently in fourth place in the East Division with an 10-10-0-1 record for 21 points. They are coming off of a weekend split against the Rebels, in which they lost their last game 4 – 1 of that home and home series. The Titans have won six of their last ten games but are 2 – 3 in their last five games. They possess a 4-4-0-0 home record and 6-6-0-1 away record.
The Titans have scored 76 goals (second in the league), and they have allowed 81 (33rd in the league). They have converted on 21.98 of the chances on the man advantage (6th in the league), and their penalty kill is at 79.95% (25th in the league). Their powerplay at home is 26.67% and penalty kill is 80%. The Titans powerplay on the road is 19.67% while their penalty kill is 79.66%.
Hillier leads the Titans with 24 total points (9 goals and 15 assists) while Ryan Friedman, Ryan Novo and Hillier each have a team high nine goals. Hillier has the most game winning goals with three. Odin Ford and Jack Roberts each have a team best +5 while Novo leads the Titans with 90 penalty minutes.
New Jersey’s goaltenders have a combined 3.65 goals against average and .895 save percentage with no shutouts. Austin McNicholas has a team high eight wins and .892 save percentage and 3.60 goals against average.
Rebels Overview
The Rebels are currently in sixth place in the East Division with an 8-9-2-1 record for 19 points. They are coming off of a weekend home and home split against the Titans, in which they won their last game 4 – 1 at home of that series. They have won two of their last five games and four out of their last ten contests. The Rebels have a 6-3-2-1 home record and a 2-6-0-0 away record.
Philadelphia has scored 68 goals (7th in the league), and they have allowed 72 (29th in the league). They have converted on 18.18% of the chances on the man advantage (13th in the league), and their penalty kill is at 80.72% (23rd in the league). Their powerplay at home is 26.09% and penalty kill is 84.31%. The Rebels powerplay on the road is 6.45% while their penalty kill is 75%.
Panchisin leads the team with 23 total points (7 goals and 16 assists). Ryan Bunting, Ruslan Jamaldinov and Panchisin each have a team best seven goals. Jamaldinov has a team high two game winning goals. Caesar Björk and Panchisin have a team best +10. Brock Jones has a team high 45 penalty minutes.
Rebels’ goaltenders have a combined 3.49 goals against average and .894 save percentage with no shutouts. Owen Crudale leads the team in wins (7), goals against average (2.99) and save percentage (.911).
