The Rebels have eleven games remaining in the regular season and sit five points behind the sixth and final playoff spot with two games in hand behind the team who holds that final spot and who they will face this weekend: The New Hampshire Mountain Kings.
Philadelphia and New Hampshire will play at the Tri-Towne Ice Arena in in Hooksett with Thursday’s game starting at 6:40PM and Friday’s game will begin at 7:00PM.
Mountain Kings and Rebels Overview
This will be the third and final time during this regular season that the teams will meet. The last time they played each other was back on January 31 and February 1 at the Hollydell Ice Arena in which the teams split. The Mountain Kings won the first game 3 – 0 while the Rebels won the second contest 3 – 1. In all, New Hampshire had defeated Philadelphia three out of the four games by a combined score of 12 to 9.
The Mountain Kings are 2 for 16 (13%) on the man advantage against the Rebels. Oli Genest has the most total points against Philadelphia with six (3 goals and 3 assists) while Jaden Johnson and Genest each have three goals against them. New Hampshire’s goaltenders have a combined 2.27 goals against average and .935 save percentage with one shutout (Sam Scopa) against the Rebels.
The Rebels are 1 for 11 (9%) on the powerplay against the Mountain Kings. Abzal Alibek (1 goal and 2 assists) and Caesar Björk (3 goals) each have three points to lead the Rebels against New Hampshire. Björk has the most goals against them with three. Rebels netminders have a combined 2.76 goals against average and .927 save percentage with no shutouts.
Mountain Kings Overview
The Mountain Kings are currently in sixth place in the East Division with a 22-26-1-1 record for 46 points (22nd in the league). They are coming off of being swept on the road to the Rochester Jr. Americans by a combined score of 12 to 7. They have won one game out of their last five and three out of their past ten (including the win over the Rebels). They possess a 10-15-0-1 home record and 12-11-1-0 away record.
The Mountain Kings have scored 168 goals (6th in the league), and they have allowed 181 (30th in the league). They have converted on 21% of the chances on the man advantage (6th in the league), and their penalty kill is at 80.70% (22nd in the league). They have scored 46 power play goals (4th in the league) and eight shorthanded goals (6th in the league). Their powerplay at home is 18.58% and penalty kill is 81.82%. The Mountain Kings powerplay on the road is 23.58% while their penalty kill is 79.66%.
Genest leads the Mountain Kings in total points with 63 (35 goals and 28 assists), goals (35), game winning goals (four) and plus/minus with +25. Genest leads the league in goals (35) and is fourth in the league in total points (63). Michael Solominsky leads New Hampshire with 158 penalty minutes.
New Hampshire’s goaltenders have a combined 3.54 goals against average and .899 save percentage with four shutouts. Sam Scopa has a team high eleven wins. Sam Caulfield has a team best .917 save percentage and 3.20 goals against average. Scopa and Caulfield each have a pair of shutouts.
Rebels Overview
The Rebels are currently in eighth place in the East Division with a 19-26-2-1 record for 41 points (27th in the league). They are coming off a home split against the Elmira Aviators winning the first game 6 – 1 and losing the second game 3 – 0. They have won three out of their last five games and five of their past ten contests. They have split their past five series. The Rebels have a 14-8-2-1 home record and a 5-18-0-0 away record.
Philadelphia has scored 137 goals (22nd in the league), and they have allowed 159 (21st in the league). They have converted on 15.38% of the chances on the man advantage (27th in the league), and their penalty kill is at 81.58% (20th in the league). They have scored 28 power play goals (27th in the league) and four shorthanded goals (25th in the league). Their powerplay at home is 23.71% and penalty kill is 83.96%. The Rebels powerplay on the road is 5.88% while their penalty kill is 78.57%.
Björk leads the Rebels in total points with 42 (18 goals and 24 assists) and goals (18). Ruslan Jamaldinov has a team high four game winning goals. Zach Spagnuolo and Björk have a team best +11. Brock Jones has a team high 117 penalty minutes.
Rebels’ goaltenders have a combined 3.17 goals against average and .910 save percentage with one shutout (Owen Crudale). Crudale leads the team in wins (16), goals against average (2.85) and save percentage (.922).
After this weekend, the Rebels will travel to Elmira next weekend for a pair of games and then return home for a series against the Maryland Black Bears. Three of their last five games will be on the road (one against New Jersey and two against Danbury).
