The Rebels will travel to Lewiston, ME this weekend for a pair of games against the East Division leading Nordiques at The Colisee. Friday’s game begins at 7:30PM while Saturday’s puck drop will be at 7:00PM.
Nordiques vs. Rebels Overview
This weekend’s series will be the third and final time they play each other this season. Each team has won a pair of games with the Rebels sweeping the first series back in December while the Nordiques swept the last series three weeks ago. Maine has outscored the Rebels 11 to 8.
Laurent Trepanier (2 goal and 2 assist) leads Maine with four total points against the Rebels while Zion Green and Trepanier each have two goals against them. Maine is 1 for 17 (6%) on the man advantage. Nordiques goaltenders have a combined 2.02 goals against average and .933 save percentage with no shutouts.
Brock Jones leads the Rebels with four total points (1 goal and 3 assists) against Maine while Ruslan Jamaldinov and Charles Panchisin each have a pair of goals. The Rebels are 1 for 15 (7%) on the powerplay. Rebels’ goaltenders have a combined 2.51 goals against average and .933 save percentage with no shutouts.
Nordiques Overview
The Nordiques are currently in first place in the East Division with a 24-13-2-1 record for 51 points. They are coming off of a home sweep over the Rochester Jr. Americans in which they won 3 – 1 and 4 – 3 respectively. They have won eight in a row and nine out of their last ten games. They possess a 10-5-0-0 home record and 14-8-2-1 away record.
The Nordiques have scored 128 goals (9th in the league), and they have allowed 93 (8th least in the league). They have converted on 17.10% of the chances on the man advantage (16th in the league), and their penalty kill is at 85.47% (10th in the league). They have scored 33 power play goals (5th in the league) and six shorthanded goals (10th in the league). Their powerplay at home is 16.67% and penalty kill is 86.96%. The Nordiques powerplay on the road is 17.39% while their penalty kill is 84.55%.
Trepanier leads the Nordiques in total points with 43 (24 goals and 19 assists), goals (24), game winning goals (four) and plus/minus with +27. Alexandre Pellerin leads Maine with 109 penalty minutes.
Maine’s goaltenders have a combined 2.55 goals against average and .911 save percentage with four shutouts. Carter Richardson has a team high 18 wins and .924 save percentage and 2.10 goals against average with three shutouts.
Rebels Overview
The Rebels are currently in last place in the East Division with a 13-20-2-1 record for 29 points. They are coming off a home split against the Johnstown Tomahawks in which they won the first game 6 – 4 but lost in the second game 3 – 2. They have lost four out of their last five games eight out of their past ten contests. The Rebels have a 11-5-2-1 home record and a 2-15-0-0 away record (which includes the league showcase).
Philadelphia has scored 106 goals (22nd in the league), and they have allowed 126 (24th in the league). They have converted on 13.48% of the chances on the man advantage (32nd in the league), and their penalty kill is at 82.52% (17th in the league). They have scored 19 power play goals (30th in the league) and two shorthanded goals (28th in the league). Their powerplay at home is 22.86% and penalty kill is 86.25%. The Rebels powerplay on the road is 4.23% while their penalty kill is 77.78%.
Caesar Björk leads the team with 33 total points (14 goals and 19 assists) and goals (14). Jamaldinov has a team high three game winning goals. Björk has a team best +10. Jones has a team high 101 penalty minutes.
Rebels’ goaltenders have a combined 3.39 goals against average and .906 save percentage with one shutout (Owen Crudale). Crudale leads the team in wins (12), goals against average (3.07) and save percentage (.918).
The Rebels return home next weekend for a pair of games against the New Hampshire Mountain Kings.
