The Rebels travel to New Hampshire this weekend to take on the Mountain Kings for a pair of games this Friday and Saturday nights at the Tri-Towne Ice Arena in Hooksett. Friday’s contest begins at 7:30PM while the puck drop for Saturday’s game is at 5:00PM.
Mountain Kings vs. Rebels Overview
This is the first meeting between the teams this season. Last year they split their four-game series with the Mountain Kings winning both their games in the beginning of the year and the Rebels winning the last two game at the end of the season. New Hampshire scored eleven goals in total to the Rebels ten in the four games. The Mountain Kings went 2 for 13 (15%) on the powerplay while the Rebels went 2 for 15 (13%).
Mountain Kings Overview
The Mountain Kings are currently in eighth place in the East Division with a 9-10-0-1 record for 19 points. They are coming off of a 5 – 2 home win against the Northeast Generals. New Hampshire has won six of their last ten games and are 4 – 1 in their last five games, including winning their past three games. They possess a 5-7-0-1 home record and 4-3-0-0 away record.
The Mountain Kings have scored 78 goals (fifth in the league), and they have allowed 71 (24th in the league). They have converted on 24.44 of the chances on the man advantage (3rd in the league), and their penalty kill is at 83.67% (16th in the league). Their powerplay at home is 22.03% and penalty kill is 84.21%. The Mountain Kings powerplay on the road is 19.67% while their penalty kill is 79.66%.
Oli Genest leads the Mountain Kings with 28 total points (17 goals and 11 assists) and goals (17). Nine different players have scored a game winning goal. Genest also has a team best +10 while Kim Hilmersson leads New Hampshire with 99 penalty minutes.
New Hampshire’s goaltenders have a combined 3.48 goals against average and .896 save percentage with one shutout. Sam Scopa has a team high six wins and .906 save percentage and 3.12 goals against average with the one shutout.
Rebels Overview
The Rebels are currently in seventh place in the East Division with a 9-10-2-1 record for 21 points. They are coming off of a weekend home and home split against the New Jersey Titans, in which they lost their last game on the road 5 – 1. They have won two of their last five games and five out of their last ten contests. The Rebels have a 7-3-2-1 home record and a 2-7-0-0 away record.
Philadelphia has scored 73 goals (8th in the league), and they have allowed 80 (28th in the league). They have converted on 16.67% of the chances on the man advantage (13th in the league), and their penalty kill is at 81.32% (23rd in the league). Their powerplay at home is 25% and penalty kill is 85.71%. The Rebels powerplay on the road is 5.56% while their penalty kill is 74.29%.
Charles Panchisin leads the team with 24 total points (7 goals and 17 assists). Ruslan Jamaldinov has a team best nine goals. Jamaldinov also has a team high three game winning goals. Caesar Björk and Panchisin have a team best +10. Brock Jones has a team high 45 penalty minutes.
Rebels’ goaltenders have a combined 3.53 goals against average and .895 save percentage with no shutouts. Owen Crudale leads the team in wins (8), goals against average (3.06) and save percentage (.912).
The Rebels will be one of two East Division teams to have a bye weekend next Thanksgiving weekend.
