Game Date: Saturday 26th May, 2018
Teams: Sydney Bears vs Sydney Ice Dogs
Venue: Macquarie Ice Rink, Sydney
GAME PREVIEW
This will be the second game of the year between these two teams. Sydney Ice Dogs lead the series 1 win to 0.
The Sydney Ice Dogs last played on Sunday 13th May, 2018 in Perth against the Perth Thunder, with the Sydney Ice Dogs losing 4 – 8. Grant Toulmin scored 2 goals, and Ellesse Carini scored 1 goal in the loss. Nicholas Mizen stopped 13 of the 20 shots he faced, for a save percentage of 0.650.
The Sydney Bears last played on Sunday 20th May, 2018 in Melbourne against the Melbourne Ice, with the Sydney Bears winning 3 – 2. Charles Adams scored 2 goals, and Ryan Annesley scored 1 goal and 1 assist in the victory. Ryan Annesley scored the game winning goal at 2.24 of the 3rd period, assisted by Michael Burns.
2018 SEASON COMPARISON
| 2-3-1-0 | W-L-OTW-OTL | 3-2-1-1 |
| L-W-L-OTW-W | Last Five Games | W-W-OTL-W-L |
| 14 | Goals For | 26 |
| 19 | Goals Against | 23 |
| 2 / 17 (11.76%) | Power Play | 8 / 27 (29.63%) |
| 4 / 25 (84%) | Penalty Kill | 7 / 36 (80.56%) |
LAST GAME BETWEEN BEARS AND ICE DOGS
Saturday 5th May, 2018 at Macquarie Ice Rink, Sydney
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | TOTAL |
| Sydney Ice Dogs | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Sydney Bears | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Scoring Summary:
Sydney Bears: Adrian Esposito 1G for 1pt. Michael Haynes 1A for 1pt.
Sydney Ice Dogs: Grant Toulmin 2G for 2pts. Nathan Chiarlittii 1G 1A for 2pts. Scott Stephenson 1G for 1pt. Ellesse Carini 1G for 1pt. Geordie Wudrick 3A for 3pts. Todd Stephenson 2A for 2pts. Lee Turner 1A for 1pt. James Marino 1A for 1pt.
Goalie Statistics:
Curtis Skip (W) 28 saves on 29 shots (0.966 SV%)
Anthony Kimlin (L) 19 saves on 23 shots (0.826 SV%)
HEAD TO HEAD STATISTICS (since 2005)
| 18-29-4-3 | Head to Head (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 29-18-3-4 |
| 2-3-0-0 | Head To Head At Macquarie Ice Rink (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 3-2-0-0 |
| 184 / 190 | Goals For / Goals Against | 190 / 184 |
| 10 / 14 | Goals For / Goals Against At Macquarie Ice Rink | 14 / 10 |