The Rebels will host the New Jersey Titans tonight at 7:30PM at the Hollydell Ice Arena. It is $2 Tuesday night in which each ticket is only $2. The Rebels will play the Titans five out of their next seven games.
Titans vs. Rebels Overview
This is the third time this season that the teams will face each other. They met earlier in the month with the Titans winning the previous two games by the same score of 5 – 3. The Rebels have yet to convert on eight of their powerplay advantages while the Titans are 3 for 7 (43%).
New Jersey’s Jack Hillier (2 goals and 2 assists) and Ryan Shaw (1 goal and 3 assists) each have four points to lead the Titans against the Rebels while Hillier has scored the most goals against them (two). The Rebels’ Ryan Vaites (2 goals and 1 assist) and Thomas Neu (3 assists) each have three points against the Titans to lead Philadelphia in scoring. Vaites also has scored the most goals (two).
Titans netminder Austin McNicholas (who has played in both games) has a 3.00 goals against average and a .920 save percentage. Rebels’ goaltenders Owen Crudale and Beau Lane have a combined 4.63 goals against average and .804 save percentage against New Jersey.
Titans Overview
The Titans are currently in fourth place in the East Division with an 8-7-0-1 record for 17 points. They are coming off of a weekend home split against the Johnstown Tomahawks, and they have won seven of their last ten games (including two against the Rebels). They won their last game 7 – 6 in overtime against the Tomahawks. They posses a 2-3-0-0 home record and 6-4-0-1 away record.
The Titans have scored 62 goals (most in the league), and they have allowed 59 (32nd in the league). They have converted on 23.19% of the chances on the man advantage (8th in the league), and their penalty kill is at 83.8% (16th in the league). Their powerplay at home is 27.78% and penalty kill is 88.89%. The Titans powerplay on the road is 21.57% while their penalty kill is 83.02%.
Hillier leads the Titans with 18 total points (7 goals and 11 assists) while Ryan Friedman has a team high eight goals. Hillier has the most game winning goals with two. Ryan Novo and Ryan Shaw each have a team best +6 while Lucas Marshall leads the Titans with 52 penalty minutes.
New Jersey’s goaltenders have a combined 3.42 goals against average and .902 save percentage with no shutouts.
Rebels Overview
The Rebels are currently in seventh place in the East Division with a 6-7-1-1 record for 14 points. They are coming off a road split against the Elmira Aviators in which the Rebels won their last game 4 – 3 in overtime, coming from behind 3-1 in the third period. They have won three of their last ten games. The Rebels have a 4-2-1-1 home record and a 2-5-0-0 away record.
Philadelphia has scored 49 goals (8th in the league), and they have allowed 57 (30th in the league). They have converted on 16.39% of the chances on the man advantage (19th in the league), and their penalty kill is at 75.85% (31st in the league). Their powerplay at home is 25% and penalty kill is 78.57%. The Rebels powerplay on the road is 6.9% while their penalty kill is 73.33%.
Charles Panchisin leads the team with 15 total points (4 goals and 11 assists) while Ryan Bunting has a team high six goals. Six different players (Bunting, Billy Sheridan, Ruslan Jamaldinov, Brock Jones, Caesar Bjork and Drew Belleson) have scored a game winning goal. Belleson has a team best +8. Joe Stauber and Jones each have a team high 37 penalty minutes.
Rebels’ goaltenders have a combined 3.67 goals against average and .888 save percentage with no shutouts.
The Rebels will have host the Rochester Jr. Americans this Friday and Saturday night. Puck drops are at 7:30PM.
