The Rebels will take the New Jersey Turnpike to the Garden State Parkway and then to Route 35 as they travel to the Middletown Sports Complex to face off against the New Jersey Titans in a weeknight game tonight starting at 7:35PM.
This will be the first of six Tuesday night games between the teams this season, with three being held at each respective rink.
Titans vs. Rebels Overview
This will be the third time that the teams will have met so far this year. They split a home and home series back on November 24 and 25 with the Rebels winning the first game 2 – 1 in overtime at the Hollydell Ice Arena, and then the Titans won the second game at Middletown 5 – 3.
The Titans are 0 for 8 on the powerplay so far against the Rebels. Forward Dominik Bartecko leads the Red Buckets with three total points (2 goals and 1 assist) and goals (2) against Philadelphia. Netminders Dylan Krick and Zak Brice have a combined 2.45 goals against average and .918 save percentage.
The Rebels are 2 for 8 (25%) on the man advantage against New Jersey. Charles Panchisin leads Philadelphia with three total points (2 goals and 1 assist) and goals (2) against them. Jack Fialkoff has played in both games posting a 2.46 goals against average and .931 save percentage.
Titans Overview
New Jersey is currently in sixth place in the East Division with a 14-13-1-0 record for 29 points. The Titans are coming off a 4 – 1 road loss to the Northeast Generals where they split last weekend’s series, and they have won five of their ten games. New Jersey has scored 96 goals (7th in the league), and they have allowed 89 (18th in the league).
Bartecko leads the Titans with 27 total points (9 goals and 18 assists) while Ethan Wongus has the most goals on the team with 11. Johnny McMahon has the most game winning goals with three. Wongus also has a team +12. Jake Geraci leads the team in penalty minutes with 96.
Titans’ goalies have a combined 3.04 goals against average and a .897 save percentage with one shutout (Brice).
Rebels Overview
The Rebels are in eighth place in the East Division with an 11-14-0 record for 22 points. They are coming off a 4 – 2 road loss to the Maryland Black Bears where they split las weekend’s series. The Rebels have won four of their last ten games. Philadelphia has scored 77 goals (23rd in the league), and they have allowed 87 (16th in the league).
Panchisin leads the team with 21 total points (7 goals and 14 assists) while Otto Polakovs and Kris Samitis each have a team high nine goals. Six different players have scored a game winning goal. Max Marquette has a team best +13. Greg Spitznagel has the most penalty minutes with 76.
Fialkoff and Lukas Fursten have a combined 3.17 goals against average and .910 save percentage with one shutout (Fursten).
