The Rebels will play a two-game road series this weekend against the expansion New Hampshire Mountain Kings at the Tri-Town Arena in Hooksett, NH. Puck drops for Friday and Saturday night games are 7:30PM.
This will be the first time ever these teams will be facing each other.
Mountain Kings Overview
New Hampshire is currently in sixth place in the East Division with a 5-5-1 record for 11 points in eleven games played – one more than the Rebels.
The Mountain Kings have won five out of their last ten games. Their last contest was yesterday when they lost a road game to the Northeast Generals 5 – 4 in overtime. Prior to this, they split a road series with the Johnstown Tomahawks last weekend. New Hampshire has scored 27 goals (20th in the league) while they have allowed 29 (15th in the league).
Forward Matthew Hale leads the Mountain Kings with nine total points (3 goals and 6 assists). Defenseman Josh Doolan leads the team in goals (five) and game winning goals (two). Nick Reif and Kai Duntis each have a team best +4. Hunter Fetterolf has the most penalty minutes with 45.
Goaltenders Cooper Rautenstrauch and Aiden Wright have a combined 2.37 goals against average and .902 save percentage with no shutouts.
Rebels Overview
The Rebels are in eighth place in the East Division with a 5-5-0 record for ten points. They have won five of their last ten games, and they are coming off last weekend’s road sweep over the Maine Nordiques. Philadelphia has scored 32 goals (15th in the league), and they have allowed 30 (16th in the league).
Luke deVries (1 goal and 8 assists) and Max Marquette (3 goals and 6 assists) each have nine points to lead the Rebels in total points. Otto Polakovs and Kris Samitis have six goals to lead the team in goals scored. Four different players have a game winning goal. Marquette and Samitis each have a team best +8. Greg Spitznagel has the most penalty minutes with 51.
Netminders Jack Fialkoff and Lukas Fursten have a combined 2.41 goals against average and .911 save percentage with two shutouts (each goalie has a shutout).