The Rebels will travel to Canton, MA for a two-game series against the Northeast Generals at the Canton Ice Arena. Friday, February 21 and Saturday, February 22 games both start at 7:00PM. This is a very important series for the Rebels. Should they sweep they it they will find themselves just outside of the sixth and final playoff spot.
Generals vs. Rebels Overview
This will be the third and final meeting between the teams with Northeast winning three of the past four games outscoring the Rebels 18 – 14. Each team has an overtime win. The last time they played was back on December 12 and 13 in Canton with the Generals winning both games by a combined score of 7 – 3.
The Generals are 5 for 12 (42%) on the man advantage. Rich Rucireto (4 goals and 2 assists) and Jake Gutwirth (2 goals and 4 assists) each have six total points against the Rebels while Rucireto has the most goals against them (four). Northeast’s Ryan Nolan has played all four games between the pipes posting a 3.21 goals against average and .905 save percentage with no shutouts.
The Rebels are 2 for 22 (9%) on the man advantage. Caesar Björk leads Philadelphia with six total points (2 goals and 4 assists) against Northeast. Four Rebels (Brayton Frick, Ruslan Jamaldinov, Billy Sheridan, and Björk) each have scored a pair of goals against the Generals. Rebels netminders have a combined 4.31 goals against average and .860 save percentage with no shutouts against Northeast.
Generals Overview
Northeast is currently in seventh place in the East Division with a 17-24-3-3 record for 40 points (26th in the league). They are coming off of being swept on the road to the Rochester Jr. Americans by a combined score of 13 – 4. They have lost three in a row and four of their last five games. They have lost seven of their past ten games. They possess an 8-12-0-1 home record and 9-12-3-2 away record.
The Generals have scored 160 goals (5th in the league), and they have allowed 192 (second to last in the league). They have converted on 14.44% of the chances on the man advantage (29th in the league), and their penalty kill is at 80.69% (22nd in the league). They have scored 26 power play goals (28th in the league) and nine shorthanded goals (second in the league). Their powerplay at home is 15% and penalty kill is 80.91%. The Generals powerplay on the road is 14% while their penalty kill is 80.49%.
Rucireto leads the Generals with 54 total points (21 goals and 33 assists), goals (21), and game winning goals (four). William-Francisco Parent has a team best +16. Divyne Apollon leads Northeast (and the league) with a whopping 262 penalty minutes.
Northeast’s goaltenders have a combined 3.75 goals against average and .890 save percentage with no shutouts. Nolan has a team high 15 wins. Aiden McKenna has a team best 3.13 goals against average and .900 save percentage.
Rebels Overview
The Rebels are currently ninth place in the East Division with a 17-24-2-1 record for 37 points (29th in the league). They are coming off an away split against the Johnstown Tomahawks in which they lost their last game 4 – 3. They have won three out of their last five games and five of their past ten contests. The Rebels have a 13-7-2-1 home record and a 4-17-0-0 away record (which includes the league showcase).
Philadelphia has scored 124 goals (23rd in the league), and they have allowed 148 (20th in the league). They have converted on 14.02% of the chances on the man advantage (31st in the league), and their penalty kill is at 81.19% (25th in the league). They have scored 23 power play goals (30th in the league) and three shorthanded goals (28th in the league). Their powerplay at home is 22.35% and penalty kill is 84%. The Rebels powerplay on the road is 5.06% while their penalty kill is 77.63%.
Björk leads the team in total points with 39 (16 goals and 23 assists) while Ryan Bunting and Björk have a team high 16 goals. Jamaldinov has a team high four game winning goals. Zach Spagnuolo has a team best +10. Brock Jones has a team high 113 penalty minutes.
Rebels’ goaltenders have a combined 3.25 goals against average and .909 save percentage with one shutout (Owen Crudale). Crudale leads the team in wins (14), goals against average (3.00) and save percentage (.919).
