Game Date: Saturday 26th May, 2018
Teams: CBR Brave vs Melbourne Ice
Venue: Phillip Swimming & Ice Skating Centre, Canberra
GAME PREVIEW
This will be the first game of the year between the Melbourne Ice and the CBR Brave. Last season, Melbourne Ice lead the series 3 wins to 1.
The Melbourne Ice last played on Sunday 20th May, 2018 in Melbourne against the Sydney Bears, with the Melbourne Ice losing 2 – 3. Dillon Lawrence scored 1 goal and 1 assist, and Nate Fleming scored 1 goal in the loss. Michael James stopped 26 of the 29 shots he faced, for a save percentage of 0.897 and a goals against average of 3.25.
The CBR Brave last played on Sunday 20th May, 2018 in Canberra against the Perth Thunder, with the CBR Brave losing 3 – 4. Hayden Dawes scored 2 goals and 1 assist, and Joseph Hughes scored 1 goal and 1 assist in the loss. Alex Tetreault started the game, stopping 13 of the 17 shots he faced, for a save percentage of 0.765.
2018 SEASON COMPARISON
| 5-2-0-0 | W-L-OTW-OTL | 2-3-2-0 |
| W-L-W-W-L | Last Five Games | W-OTW-L-L-L |
| 31 | Goals For | 28 |
| 19 | Goals Against | 22 |
| 9 / 37 (24.32%) | Power Play | 4 / 27 (14.81%) |
| 7 / 32 (78.13%) | Penalty Kill | 1 / 24 (95.83%) |
LAST GAME BETWEEN BRAVE AND ICE
Sunday 27th August, 2017 at O’Brien Group Arena, Melbourne
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | TOTAL |
| Melbourne Ice | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| CBR Brave | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Scoring Summary:
CBR Brave: Wehebe Darge 1G for 1pt. Matthew Harvey 1G for 1pt. Dominic Jalbert 2A for 2pts. Kai Miettinen 1A for 1pt. Geordie Wudrick 1A for 1pt.
Melbourne Ice: Thomas Powell 2G 1A for 3pts. Kristoffer Backman 1G 1A for 2pts. Lliam Webster 1G for 1pt. Cassian Delsar 1G for 1pt. Jeremy Brown 3A for 3pts. Todd Graham 1A for 1pt. Joseph Hughes 1A for 1pt. Jason Baclig 1A for 1pt. Scott Corbett 1A for 1pt.
Goalie Statistics:
Jaden Pine-Murphy (W) 8 saves on 9 shots (0.889 SV%)
Dayne Davis (W) 12 saves on 13 shots (0.923 SV%)
Aleksi Toivonen (L) 36 saves on 41 shots (0.878 SV%)
HEAD TO HEAD STATISTICS (since 2005)
| 4-9-1-2 | Head to Head (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 9-4-2-1 |
| 4-3-0-1 | Head To Head At Phillip Swimming & Ice Skating Centre (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 3-4-1-0 |
| 56 / 68 | Goals For / Goals Against | 68 / 56 |
| 34 / 32 | Goals For / Goals Against At Phillip Swimming & Ice Skating Centre | 32 / 34 |