The Rebels will host the Rochester Jr. Americans this Friday and Saturday night at 7:30PM. It is the first time ever that the Jr. Americans will play at the Hollydell Ice Arena. It will be the Rebels fourth and fifth games of their seven-game home stand.
Friday night will be Adopt a Pet Night in conjunction with the Gloucester County Animal Shelter, and Saturday night is Teacher Appreciation Night.
Jr. Americans vs. Rebels Overview
This will be games five and six of the eight game season series with each team winning a pair although the Jr. Americans have outscored the Rebels 14 – 10. One of the Rebels wins was via a shootout.
The last time these teams met was back on January 12 and 13 when they split the weekend series at the Rochester Ice Arena.
In the first four games, the Jr. Americans went 1 for 15 (7%) on the powerplay. Massimo Gentile (2 goals and 6 assists) and Matteo Disipio (3 goals and 5 assists) each have a team high eight points against the Rebels while Disipio has the most goals with three. Junior American goaltenders have a combined 2.22 goals against average and .921 save percentage with no shutouts.
The Rebels are 1 for 22 (5%) on the powerplay in the previous four games. Klaus Jogi has a team high three total points (all assists) against the Jr. Americans. Rebels netminders have a combined 3.22 goals against average and .898 save percentage with no shutouts.
Jr. Americans Overview
Rochester is currently in third place in the East Division with a 21-13-0-5 record for 59 points. The Jr. Americans are coming off a two-game road sweep over the Northeast Generals. They have won three games in a row, and they have won seven out of their last ten games. Rochester has scored 132 goals (9th in the league), and they have allowed 119 (18th in the league). They have converted on 22% of their chances on the powerplay (3rd in the league), and they are .793% on the penalty kill (27th in the league).
Disipio leads the Jr. Americans with 52 total points (18 goals and 34 assists) and goals (18) while Gentile has the most winning goals with four. Alex Zakrzewski has a team best +23. Gabriel Cull leads the team in penalty minutes with 102.
Americans’ goalies have a combined 2.83 goals against average and a .903 save percentage with two shutouts.
Rebels Overview
The Rebels are in eighth place in the East Division with a 15-22-0-1 record for 31 points. They are coming off a 3 – 1 home win over the Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks, and they have won four out of their last ten games.
Philadelphia has scored 107 goals (21st in the league), and they have allowed 134 (25th in the league). They have converted on 11% of the chances on the man advantage (30th in the league), and their penalty kill is at .822% (16th in the league).
Charles Panchisin leads the team with 32 total points (12 goals and 20 assists) while Jared Coccimiglio and Panchisin each have a team high twelve goals. Five different players have scored a game winning goal. Panchisin also has a team best +9. Julian Brown has the most penalty minutes with 64.
Rebels netminders have a combined 3.14 goals against average and .909 save percentage with one shutout.
