The Rebels will travel to Canton, MA to play a two-game series against the Northeast Generals this Friday and Saturday nights at the Canton Ice Arena. Friday’s game begins at 7:40PM while Saturday’s starts at 7:00PM.
This will be the first of two trips this season the Rebels will travel to Canton (the other will be February 21 and 22). It is will be the first time the Rebels will play in the Canton Ice Arena. The Generals moved their home games and practice facility to Canton during the summer from the New England Sports Village where they previously played in for the past eight seasons.
Generals vs. Rebels Overview
This will be the second time this season that the teams will be squaring off against each other. The last time they met was back on opening weekend, September 13 and 14 with each team winning a game in overtime. Both games were won by the identical score of 6 – 5.
The Generals went 2 for 8 (25%) on the man advantage while the Rebels went 2 for 10 (20%). Northeast has five players who have earned three points so far against the Rebels: Benjamin Campeau (2 goals and 1 assist); Grady Logue (2 goals and 1 assist); Jake Gutwirth (2 goals and 1 assist); Thomas Klochkov (1 goal and 2 assists), and Rich Rucireto (1 goal and 2 assists). Ryan Nolan, who played both game in Philly, has a 4.88 goals against average and .864 save percentage.
Caesar Björk (1 goal and 3 assists) and Charles Panchisin (1 goal and 3 assists) each have four points to lead the Rebels in total points against Northeast while Brayton Frick and Ruslan Jamaldinov each have two goals to lead the Rebels. Philadelphia’s netminders have a combined 5.55 goals against average and .819 save percentage.
Generals Overview
The Generals are currently in ninth place in the East Division with a 10-14-2-2 record for 24 points. They are coming off of being swept on the road to the Maryland Black Bears last weekend. They have lost six games in a row and eight out of their last ten games. They possess a 5-8-0-0 home record and 5-6-2-2 away record.
The Generals have scored 92 goals (eighth in the league), and they have allowed 110 (33rd in the league). They have converted on 13.33% of the chances on the man advantage (29th in the league), and their penalty kill is at 81.38% (21st in the league). They have scored 16 power play goals (22nd in the league) and five shorthanded goals (5th in the league). Their powerplay at home is 9.43% and penalty kill is 83.58%. The Generals powerplay on the road is 16.42% while their penalty kill is 79.49%.
Rucireto leads the Generals with 30 total points (12 goals and 18 assists) while Gutwirth and Rucireto each have a team high 12 goals. They each have a team best two game winning goals. Emerson Miller and William-Francisco Parent have a team high +11 while Divyne Apollon leads Northeast with 170 penalty minutes.
Northeast’s goaltenders have a combined 3.51 goals against average and .898 save percentage with zero shutouts. Nolan has a team high nine wins posting a and .898 save percentage and 3.54 goals against average with the no shutouts.
Rebels Overview
The Rebels are currently in eighth place in the East Division with an 11-12-2-1 record for 25 points. They are coming off a home sweep over the Maine Nordiques. They have two games in a row and two of their last five. They have won four out of their last ten games. The Rebels have a 9-3-2-1 home record and a 2-9-0-0 away record (which includes the league showcase).
Philadelphia has scored 85 goals (14th in the league), and they have allowed 91 (23rd in the league). They have converted on 15% of the chances on the man advantage (26th in the league), and their penalty kill is at 84.11% (14th in the league). They have scored 15 power play goals (27th in the league) and one shorthanded goal (29th in the league). Their powerplay at home is 23.21% and penalty kill is 87.50%. The Rebels powerplay on the road is 4.55% while their penalty kill is 79.07%.
Panchisin leads the team with 27 total points (9 goals and 18 assists) while Jamaldinov has a team best ten goals. Jamaldinov also has a team high three game winning goals. Panchisin has a team best +11. Brock Jones and Joe Stauber have a team high 47 penalty minutes.
Rebels’ goaltenders have a combined 3.42 goals against average and .902 save percentage with no shutouts. Owen Crudale leads the team in wins (10), goals against average (2.92) and save percentage (.919).
