Game Date: Saturday 19th May, 2018
Teams: CBR Brave vs Perth Thunder
Venue: Phillip Swimming & Ice Skating Centre, Canberra
GAME PREVIEW
This will be the first game in the series this year between the Perth Thunder and the CBR Brave. Last season, Perth Thunder lead the series 4 wins to 0.
The Perth Thunder last played on Sunday 13th May, 2018 in Perth against the Sydney Ice Dogs, with the Perth Thunder winning 8 – 4. Benjamin Breault scored 3 goals and 3 assists, and Pier-Olivier Grandmaison scored 1 goal and 4 assists in the victory. Benjamin Breault scored the game winning goal at 10.30 of the 2nd period, assisted by Pier-Olivier Grandmaison.
The CBR Brave last played on Saturday 12th May, 2018 in Sydney against the Sydney Bears, with the CBR Brave winning 3 – 1. Hayden Dawes scored 2 goals, and Trevor Gerling scored 1 goal in the victory. Trevor Gerling scored the game winning goal at 15.45 of the 3rd period, assisted by Joseph Hughes and Ainars Podzins.
2018 SEASON COMPARISON
| 4-1-0-0 | W-L-OTW-OTL | 2-3-0-1 |
| W-W-W-L-W | Last Five Games | L-L-W-L-W |
| 22 | Goals For | 22 |
| 13 | Goals Against | 25 |
| 6 / 24 (25%) | Power Play | 5 / 28 (17.86%) |
| 4 / 23 (82.61%) | Penalty Kill | 9 / 31 (70.97%) |
LAST GAME BETWEEN BRAVE AND THUNDER
Sunday 16th July, 2017 at Phillip Swimming & Ice Skating Centre, Canberra
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | TOTAL |
| CBR Brave | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Perth Thunder | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Scoring Summary:
CBR Brave: Christopher McPhail 1G for 1pt. Brian Bales 1A for 1pt. Jan Safar 1A for 1pt.
Perth Thunder: Christian Ouellet 2G for 2pts. Benjamin Breault 1G for 1pt. David Kudla 1A for 1pt. Jamie Woodman 1A for 1pt.
Goalie Statistics:
Peter Di Salvo (W) 39 saves on 40 shots (0.975 SV%)
Aleksi Toivonen (L) 17 saves on 20 shots (0.850 SV%)
HEAD TO HEAD STATISTICS (since 2005)
| 5-9-1-1 | Head to Head (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 9-5-1-1 |
| 2-5-1-0 | Head To Head At Phillip Swimming & Ice Skating Centre (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 5-2-0-1 |
| 50 / 57 | Goals For / Goals Against | 57 / 50 |
| 29 / 31 | Goals For / Goals Against At Phillip Swimming & Ice Skating Centre | 31 / 29 |