Sydney Bears vs Melbourne Mustangs

Bears vs Mustangs
Bears vs Mustangs

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