The Rebels will host the Maine Nordiques today at the Hollydell Ice Arena at 3:00 PM. It will be the regular season finale for both teams.
Nordiques vs. Rebels Overview
This will be the first time these teams have met since Christmas eve when the Rebels won 6 – 5 in a shootout. On the season the Nordiques have won four of the previous seven contests and have out scored the Rebels by a combined score of 29 to 24.
The Nordiques are 5 for 22 (23%) on the powerplay against the Rebels. Four players have seven points each against Philadelphia: Kellen Murphy (3 goals and 4 assists), Charles Tardif (2 goals and 5 assists), Jake Bernadet (2 goals and 5 assists) and David Helledy (1 goal and 6 assists). Nils Forselius leads Maine with four goals against the Rebels. Maine’s goaltenders have a combined 3.07 goals against average and .898 save percentage with the one shutout.
The Rebels are 4 for 24 (17%) on the man advantage against Maine. Ryan Bunting, Thomas Neu, Paddy Fortune and Brock Jones each have two points against the Nordiques while Jones has the most goals (two). Rebels netminders have a combined 3.95 goals against average and .879 save percentage with no shutouts.
Nordiques Overview
Maine will finish the season in second place and will receive a first-round bye in the Robertson Cup playoffs. They have a 37-16-1-5 record for 80 points (ninth in the league). They are coming off being swept on the road to the New Jersey Titans. They have won five of their past ten games.
Maine leads the league with most goals scored (235), and they have allowed 175 (13th in the league). They have converted on 18.1% of the chances on the man advantage (17th in the league), and their penalty kill is at .809% (19th in the league).
Tardif leads the Nordiques with 62 total points (36 goals and 26 assists) and goals (36). Forselius and Tardiff each have four game winning goals. Bernadet leads the Nordiques with a +32. Nick Ramm has the most penalty minutes on Maine with 128.
Maine’s goaltenders have a combined 2.83 goals against average and .914 save percentage with two shutouts.
Rebels Overview
The Rebels will finish the season in seventh place in the East Division currently posting a 25-30-0-4 record for 54 points. The Rebels are coming off of a home split with the Danbury Hat Tricks, and they have won three of their past ten games.
Philadelphia has scored 172 goals (19th in the league), and they have allowed 203 (24th in the league). They have converted on 15.6% of the chances on the man advantage (45th in the league), and their penalty kill is at .833% (9th in the league).
Charles Panchisin leads the team with 55 total points (21 goals and 32 assists) while Jared Coccimiglio has the most goals with 23. Otto Polakovs, Fortune, Jones, and Coccimiglio each have two game winning goals. Panchisin also has a team best +14. Julian Brown has the most penalty minutes with 98.
Rebels netminders have a combined 3.33 goals against average and .905 save percentage with two shutouts.
