The Rebels will host the New Hampshire Mountain Kings for the only time this season when they play a two-game series starting on Friday, January 31 and Saturday, February 1 at the Hollydell Ice Arena. Both games begin at 7:30PM.
Friday night’s game is student night. All students who show their school ID will receive a free ticket. Moreover, all students fourth grade and younger simply have to mention their school’s name to receive free admission.
There is a lot going on in Saturday’s game. It is the first annual white out. All fans are encouraged to wear white. Plus, all fans will receive a rally towel compliments of Fetch Pet Resort of Sewell, NJ. The Rebels also will be honoring eight Hollydell Ice Arena players who will be participating in the upcoming prestigious Pee Wee Quebec tournament.
This weekend will be the first of two straight home weekends for the Rebels. Next weekend they will host the Rochester Jr. Americans.
Mountain Kings vs. Rebels Overview
This weekend will be the second of three series between the teams. New Hampshire won both games in the first series in the Tri-Town Ice Arena by a combined score of 8 to 6. The third and final series will be held March 6 and 7 in New Hampshire.
The Mountain Kings were down 3 – 1 entering the third period in game one and proceeded to score three, third period goals to win 4 – 3; the second game was tied at two entering the third period but New Hampshire scored two goals in the final period to win 4 – 3.
Both teams are 0 of 8 on the powerplay in the two previous games. Oli Genest leads New Hampshire with four total points (3 goals and 1 assist) against the Rebels and goals (3). Mountain Kings netminders have a combined 3.00 goals against average and .913 save percentage with no shutouts.
Abzal Alibek leads the Rebels with three total points (1 goal and 2 assists) against New Hampshire while Caesar Björk has scored the most goals (two). Rebels netminders have a combined 4.00 goals against average and .897 save percentage with no shutouts.
Mountain Kings Overview
The Mountain Kings are currently in sixth place in the East Division with an 18-20-0-1 record for 37 points. They are coming off of an away split against the Johnstown Tomahawks. They have won two of their past five games, and four of their past ten contests. They possess an 8-11-0-1 home record and 10-9-0-0 away record.
The Mountain Kings have scored 138 goals (6th in the league), and they have allowed 140 (28th in the league). They have converted on 21.64% of the chances on the man advantage (5th in the league), and their penalty kill is at 79.79% (26th in the league). They have scored 37 power play goals (3rd in the league) and seven shorthanded goals (5th in the league). Their powerplay at home is 19.77% and penalty kill is 79.76%. The Mountain Kings powerplay on the road is 23.55% while their penalty kill is 79.80%.
Genest leads the Mountain Kings in total points with 54 (31 goals and 23 assists), goals (31), game winning goals (four) and plus/minus with +22. Genest leads the league in goals (31) and is third in the league in total points 54). Michael Solominsky leads New Hampshire with 133 penalty minutes.
New Hampshire’s goaltenders have a combined 3.48 goals against average and .899 save percentage with three shutouts. Sam Scopa has a team high nine wins. Sam Caulfield has a team best .931 save percentage and 2.54 goals against average with two shutouts.
Rebels Overview
The Rebels are currently in last place in the East Division with a 14-21-2-1 record for 31 points. They are coming off an away split against the Maine Nordiques. They won the first game of the series 5 – 2, and they lost the second game 4 – 0. They have won two out of their last five games and three of their past ten contests. The Rebels have a 11-5-2-1 home record and a 3-16-0-0 away record (which includes the league showcase).
Philadelphia has scored 111 goals (23rd in the league), and they have allowed 132 (23rd in the league). They have converted on 13.61% of the chances on the man advantage (32nd in the league), and their penalty kill is at 82% (17th in the league). They have scored 20 power play goals (31st 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 5.19% while their penalty kill is 77.14%.
Björk leads the team with 34 total points (14 goals and 20 assists) and goals (14). Ruslan Jamaldinov has a team high four game winning goals. Björk has a team best +10. Brock Jones has a team high 101 penalty minutes.
Rebels’ goaltenders have a combined 3.37 goals against average and .906 save percentage with one shutout (Owen Crudale). Crudale leads the team in wins (12), goals against average (3.13) and save percentage (.916).
