The Rebels will close out their 2023-24 regular season at home this weekend with a pair of games against the Danbury Hat Tricks on Friday, April 5 at 7:05PM and Saturday, April 6 at 6:30 PM (the Rebels will play the Maine Nordiques on Sunday).
It is Fan Appreciation Weekend. All tickets are $5 each; team photos will be given away each night (while supplies last) and Player cards will be given away Saturday Night.
Hat Tricks vs. Rebels Overview
The Rebels have won five of the previous six games by a combined score of 26 – 20. The last time these teams played were three successive games on February 16, 17 and 20 in which the Rebels won one in a shootout (16th) and two (17th and 20th) in overtime. Charles Panchisin scored 1:10 into the extra period to give the Rebels a 4 – 3 win back on February 20.
In the first six games, the Hat Tricks are 6 for 21 (29%) on the powerplay. Grant Dietz leads Danbury in total points against the Rebels with eight (3 goals and 5 assists) while Wyatt Stefan has scored the most goals against them with four. Hat Trick netminders have a combined 3.90 goals against average and .875 save percentage with no shutouts.
The Rebels are 1 for 20 (5%) on the powerplay against Danbury. Charles Panchisin has ten total points (6 goals and 4 assists) to lead the Rebels in total points against the Tricks as well as goals (six). Rebels netminders have a combined 3.27 goals against average and .903 save percentage with no shutouts.
Hat Tricks Overview
Danbury is currently in ninth place (last) in the East Division with a 15-35-6-2 record for 38 points. The Hat Tricks are coming off a 4 – 3 road loss to the Northeast Generals. They have lost six in a row and eight out of their last ten games.
The Tricks have scored 130 goals (31st in the league), and they have allowed 227 (28th in the league). They have converted on 12.9% of the chances on the man advantage (30th in the league), and their penalty kill is at .803% (20th in the league).
Stefan (21 goals and 20 assists) leads the Tricks with 41 total points and goals (21). Emerson Molas and Stefan each have three game winning goals. Dietz has a team best +4 and the most penalty minutes with 209.
Hat Tricks’ goalies have a combined 3.73 goals against average and a .896 save percentage with one shutout.
Rebels Overview
The Rebels are in seventh place in the East Division with a 24-29-0-4 record for 52 points. The Rebels are still in the hunt for the sixth and final East Division playoff spot. They trail Northeast by two points with a game in hand. The Generals will host the Rochester Jr. Americans for a two-game series. The Rebels need to win all three games this weekend and have the Generals either lose both or at least one. Should the Rebels and Generals be tied in points at the end of this weekend, the team with the most wins advances to the Robertson Cup playoffs. If they are tied in points and wins, then the tie breaker is head-to-head which the Rebels have won three of four games against the Generals.
The Rebels are coming off of a 5 – 1 road loss to the New Jersey Titans and have won four of their past ten games. Philadelphia has scored 166 goals (19th in the league), and they have allowed 198 (23rd in the league). They have converted on 15.1% of the chances on the man advantage (25th in the league), and their penalty kill is at .828% (10th in the league).
Panchisin leads the team with 53 total points (21 goals and 32 assists). Jared Coccimiglio and Panchisin have 21 goals apiece. Paddy Fortune, Brock Jones and Otto Polakovs each have two game winning goals. Panchisin also has a team best +15. Julian Brown has the most penalty minutes with 96.
Rebels netminders have a combined 3.33 goals against average and .905 save percentage with two shutouts.
