The Rebels will be hosting the Danbury Hat Tricks tonight at 7:30PM. It will be the first time this year that they will be playing at the Hollydell Ice Arena.
It is the Rebels second of five home games this season that they will be playing on a Tuesday (February 20 vs. Danbury; February 27 and March 5 against New Jersey are the remaining games). This is their third of seven straight home games.
Hat Tricks vs. Rebels Overview
This is the first time the teams will be playing since November 17 and 18 when they met in the Danbury Ice Arena where they split, although Philadelphia has outscored Danbury 11 – 10. The Rebels won the second game that weekend by the score of 7 – 4.
In the first two games, the Hat Tricks went 3 for 10 (30%) on the powerplay. Grant Dietz leads Danbury with five total points (2 goals and 3 assists) against the Rebels while Jacob Roberson, Mason Lupo and Dietz each have two goals against Philadelphia. Hat Trick netminders have a combined 5.00 goals against average and .833 save percentage.
The Rebels have been scoreless in ten attempts so far against Danbury on the man advantage this season. Charles Panchisin has four total points (2 goals and 2 assists) to lead the Rebels in total points against the Tricks. Paddy Fortune and Panchisin each have two goals against Danbury. Rebels netminders have a combined 5.11 goals against average and .841 save percentage.
Hat Tricks Overview
Danbury is currently in ninth place (last) in the East Division with an 11-20-3-1 record for 26 points. The Hat Tricks have won three in a row and five out of their last ten games. They are coming off a two-game home sweep over the Northeast Generals.
The Tricks have scored 82 goals (30th in the league), and they have allowed 126 (23rd in the league). They have converted on 12% of the chances on the man advantage (31st in the league), and their penalty kill is at .817% (20th in the league).
Robertson (7 goals and 17 assists) and Diets (14 goals and 10 assists) lead the Tricks with 24 total points. Dietz also has scored the goals on the team (14). Emerson Molas and Dietz each have two game winning goals. Three players each have a team high +6 while Grant Dietz leads the team in penalty minutes with 125.
Jr Hat Tricks’ goalies have a combined 3.51 goals against average and a .904 save percentage with one shutout.
Rebels Overview
The Rebels are in eighth place in the East Division with a 14-22-0-1 record for 29 points. They are coming off being swept at home for two games against the Maryland Black Bears this past weekend. They have lost three in a row and seven of their last ten games.
Philadelphia has scored 104 goals (19th in the league), and they have allowed 134 (26th in the league). They have converted on 12% of the chances on the man advantage (29th in the league), and their penalty kill is at .821% (16th in the league).
Panchisin leads the team with 30 total points (11 goals and 19 assists) while Jared Coccimiglio has a team high twelve goals. Five different players have scored a game winning goal. Shawn Ramsey has a team best +10. Julian Brown has the most penalty minutes with 64.
Rebels netminders have a combined 3.21 goals against average and .908 save percentage with one shutout.
