The Rebels will play the Maine Nordiques this Friday and Saturday at The Colisee in Lewiston, Maine with Friday’s puck drop scheduled for 7:30PM while Saturday’s start time is 7:00PM.
Nordiques vs. Rebels Overview
This will be games four and five that the teams will be playing out of eight scheduled. The last time they met was back on October 29, immediately following the incident in Lewiston, when one of the two games was played. The Nordiques overcame a 3 – 0 deficit to win 5 – 3 at the Hollydell Ice Arena. The makeup game will be scheduled at the end of this regular season.
The Rebels have won two of the three games played by a combined score of 14 to 11. The first game they met Philadelphia won in a shootout.
The Nordiques are 2 for 13 (15%) on the powerplay so far against the Rebels. Kellen Murphy (2 goals and 2 assists) and Charles Tardif (1 goal and 3 assists) each have four points to lead the Nordiques against the Rebels while Nils Forselius and Murphy each have two goals. Maine’s goaltenders have a combined 4.22 goals against average and .855 save percentage.
The Rebels are 1 for 13 (8%) on the man advantage against Maine. Kris Samitis leads Philadelphia with five total points (2 goals and 3 assists). Otto Polakovs has the most goals scored (three) against the Nordiques. Rebels netminders have a combined 3.28 goals against average and .902 save percentage.
Nordiques Overview
Maine is currently in first place in the East Division with a 21-6-1-2 record for 45 points. They are coming off last night’s 5 – 1 home win over the New Hampshire Mountain Kings. They have won five in a row and eight of their last ten games. Maine leads the league with most goals scored (131), and they have allowed 89 (16th in the league).
Tardif leads the Nordiques with 37 total points (20 goals and 17 assists) and goals (20). Four different players scored two game winning goals. Jake Bernadet leads the Nordiques with a +30. Cody Pisarczyk has the most penalty minutes on Maine with 67.
Maine’s goaltenders have a combined 2.87 goals against average and .911 save percentage with no shutouts.
Rebels Overview
The Rebels are in eighth place in the East Division with an 11-15-0 record for 22 points. They are coming off a 6 – 1 road loss to the New Jersey Titans this past Tuesday night. They have lost two in a row and have six of their last ten games. Philadelphia has scored 78 goals (22nd in the league), and they have allowed 93 (22nd in the league).
Charles Panchisin leads the team with 21 total points (7 goals and 14 assists) while Polakovs and Samitis each have a team high of nine goals. Six different players have scored a game winning goal. Max Marquette has a team best +13. Greg Spitznagel has the most penalty minutes with 78.
Rebels netminders have a combined 3.28 goals against average and .909 save percentage with one shutout (Lukas Fursten).
After this weekend, the Rebels will go on a holiday break with their next two games scheduled for December 30 and 31at home against…the Maine Nordiques.
