Game Date: Sunday 27th May, 2018
Teams: Sydney Bears vs Melbourne Mustangs
Venue: Macquarie Ice Rink, Sydney
GAME PREVIEW
This will be the second game in the series this year between these two teams. Sydney Bears lead the series 1 win to 0.
The Melbourne Mustangs last played on Saturday 26th May, 2018 in Newcastle against the Newcastle Northstars, with the Melbourne Mustangs losing 5 – 6 in a shootout. Benjamin Davies scored 2 goals and 1 assist, and Brett Ferguson scored 2 goals in the loss. Petri Pitkänen stopped 37 of the 42 shots he faced, for a save percentage of 0.881 and a goals against average of 5.00.
The Sydney Bears last played on Saturday 26th May, 2018 in Sydney against the Sydney Ice Dogs, with the Sydney Bears losing 2 – 3 in a shootout. Jeremy Vasquez scored 1 goal, and Ryan Lough scored 1 goal in the loss. Anthony Kimlin stopped 22 of the 24 shots he faced, for a save percentage of 0.917 and a goals against average of 2.00.
2018 SEASON COMPARISON
| 2-3-1-1 | W-L-OTW-OTL | 3-3-0-2 |
| W-L-OTW-W-OTL | Last Five Games | L-W-L-OTL-OTL |
| 16 | Goals For | 30 |
| 21 | Goals Against | 26 |
| 3 / 22 (13.64%) | Power Play | 5 / 37 (13.51%) |
| 4 / 31 (87.1%) | Penalty Kill | 7 / 28 (75%) |
LAST GAME BETWEEN BEARS AND MUSTANGS
Saturday 19th May, 2018 at O’Brien Group Arena, Melbourne
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | SO | TOTAL |
| Melbourne Mustangs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sydney Bears | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Scoring Summary:
Sydney Bears: Etienne Du Toit 1G for 1pt. Michael Burns 1G for 1pt. Vladimir Rubes 1A for 1pt. Jeremy Brücker 1A for 1pt.
Melbourne Mustangs: Troy Robertson 1G for 1pt. Patrick O’Kane 1G for 1pt. Benjamin Davies 1A for 1pt. Brendan McDowell 1A for 1pt. Sean Jones 1A for 1pt.
Goalie Statistics:
Anthony Kimlin (W) 28 saves on 30 shots (0.933 SV%)
Petri Pitkänen (L) 29 saves on 32 shots (0.906 SV%)
HEAD TO HEAD STATISTICS (since 2005)
| 9-15-2-1 | Head to Head (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 15-9-1-2 |
| 1-1-0-0 | Head To Head At Macquarie Ice Rink (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 1-1-0-0 |
| 87 / 112 | Goals For / Goals Against | 112 / 87 |
| 10 / 11 | Goals For / Goals Against At Macquarie Ice Rink | 11 / 10 |