The Rebels and Danbury Hat Tricks will close out their 2024-25 season this weekend with a second consecutive and final home-and-home series. Friday’s game will be held at the Danbury Ice Arena with a puck drop of 7:00PM while Saturday’s game will be held at the Hollydell Ice Arena with a scheduled puck drop of 7:35PM.
There will be a ceremony honoring the team’s billet families. It is also fan appreciation night. All tickets are $5. Plus, fans will receive a deck of players cards while supplies last.
Hat Tricks and Rebels Overview
In the four prior games, each team has won a pair, although Danbury’s first win of the season against the Rebels was in a shootout. The Rebels have outscored the Tricks 17 – 16.
The Hat Tricks are 3 for 10 (30%) on the man advantage. Niko Tournas leads the Tricks in total points (6 goals and 2 assists) against the Rebels and goals (6). Danbury’s netminders have a combined 4.16 goals against average and .878 save percentage with no shutouts.
The Rebels are an astounding 7 for 15 (47%) on the powerplay. Caesar Björk leads the Rebels with seven total points (1 goal and 6 assists) against Danbury while Ryan Bunting and Ruslan Jamaldinov each have three goals to lead the Rebels against the Tricks. Rebels’ goaltenders have a combined 3.67 goals against average and .892 save percentage with no shutouts.
Hat Tricks Overview
Danbury is currently in eighth place in the East Division with a 22-32-3-0 record for 47 points (28th in the league). They are coming off of a home and home split against the Rebels winning the first game 7 – 3 at Hollydell and losing the second game at home 6 – 3. They have won two out of their last five games and four out of their last ten. They possess a 10-18-0-0 home record and 12-14-3-0 away record.
The Hat Tricks have scored 178 goals (18th in the league), and they have allowed 219 (31st in the league). They have converted on 19.31% of the chances on the man advantage (11th in the league), and their penalty kill is at 72.57% (34th in the league). They have scored 39 power play goals (18th in the league) and five shorthanded goals (22nd in the league). They have given up four shorthanded goals (24th in the league). Their powerplay at home is 16.84% and penalty kill is 70.69%. The Hat Tricks powerplay on the road is 21.50% while their penalty kill is 74.55%.
Tournas leads the Hat Tricks with 73 total points (39 goals and 34 assists), goals (39), game winning goals (4) and plus/minus (+20). Gavin O’Hara leads Danbury with 97 penalty minutes.
Danbury’s goaltenders have a combined 3.72 goals against average and .886 save percentage with no shutouts.
Rebels Overview
The Rebels are currently in seventh place in the East Division with a 25-29-2-1 record for 53 points (25th in the league). They are coming off a home and home series split against Danbury losing the first game 7 – 3 at home and winning the second game 6 – 3 on the road. They have won three of their last five games and six of their last ten contest. The Rebels have a 15-10-2-1 home record and a 10-19-0-0 away record.
Philadelphia has scored 173 goals (21st in the league), and they have allowed 186 (21st in the league). They have converted on 16.89% of the chances on the man advantage (23rd in the league), and their penalty kill is at 81.11% (22nd in the league). They have scored 36 powerplay goals (32nd in the league) and four shorthanded goals (25th in the league). They have given up eight shorthanded goals (11th in the league). Their powerplay at home is 23.58% and penalty kill is 83.93%. The Rebels powerplay on the road is 10.38% while their penalty kill is 78.10%.
Björk leads the Rebels with 49 total points (18 goals and 31 assists) while Jamaldinov has the most goals (24) and game winning goals (5). Ryan Vaites and Björk has a team best +12 each. Brock Jones has a team high 125 penalty minutes.
Rebels’ goaltenders have a combined 3.14 goals against average and .911 save percentage with one shutout (Owen Crudale). Crudale leads the team in wins (20), goals against average (2.78) and save percentage (.923).
