Game Date: Saturday 16th June, 2018
Teams: Melbourne Mustangs vs Sydney Ice Dogs
Venue: O’Brien Group Arena, Melbourne
GAME PREVIEW
This will be the second game of the year between the Sydney Ice Dogs and the Melbourne Mustangs. Sydney Ice Dogs lead the series 1 win to 0.
The Sydney Ice Dogs last played on Sunday 10th June, 2018 in Sydney against the Melbourne Mustangs, with the Sydney Ice Dogs winning 6 – 2. Grant Toulmin scored 3 goals, and Geordie Wudrick scored 1 goal and 3 assists in the victory. Lee Turner scored the game winning goal at 3.18 of the 2nd period, assisted by Nathan Chiarlitti and Geordie Wudrick.
The Melbourne Mustangs last played on Friday 15th June, 2018 in Melbourne against the Melbourne Ice, with the Melbourne Mustangs winning 5 – 4 in a shootout. Mitchell Humphries scored 2 goals, and Benjamin Davies scored 1 goal and 1 assist in the victory. Aleksi Toivonen stopped 25 of the 29 shots he faced, for a save percentage of 0.862 and a goals against average of 4.00.
2018 SEASON COMPARISON
| 3-6-1-2 | W-L-OTW-OTL | 4-2-2-1 |
| OTL-L-L-L-OTW | Last Five Games | OTL-W-L-OTW-W |
| 41 | Goals For | 34 |
| 47 | Goals Against | 27 |
| 10 / 60 (16.67%) | Power Play | 8 / 35 (22.86%) |
| 10 / 46 (78.26%) | Penalty Kill | 9 / 47 (80.85%) |
LAST GAME BETWEEN MUSTANGS AND ICE DOGS
Sunday 10th June, 2018 at Macquarie Ice Rink, Sydney
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | TOTAL |
| Sydney Ice Dogs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Melbourne Mustangs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Scoring Summary:
Melbourne Mustangs: Brendan McDowell 1G for 1pt. Andrew Erzen 1G for 1pt. Matt Stringer 1A for 1pt. Troy Robertson 1A for 1pt. Benjamin Davies 1A for 1pt.
Sydney Ice Dogs: Grant Toulmin 3G for 3pts. Geordie Wudrick 1G 3A for 4pts. Jonatan Ruth 1G for 1pt. Lee Turner 1G for 1pt. Nathan Chiarlitti 2A for 2pts. David Dunwoodie 1A for 1pt. Todd Stephenson 1A for 1pt. Ellesse Carini 1A for 1pt. Scott Stephenson 1A for 1pt.
Goalie Statistics:
Curtis Skip (W) 25 saves on 27 shots (0.926 SV%)
Petri Pitkänen (L) 16 saves on 22 shots (0.727 SV%)
HEAD TO HEAD STATISTICS (since 2005)
| 13-12-1-1 | Head to Head (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 12-13-1-1 |
| 7-5-1-0 | Head To Head At O’Brien Group Arena (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 5-7-0-1 |
| 125 / 91 | Goals For / Goals Against | 91 / 125 |
| 68 / 48 | Goals For / Goals Against At O’Brien Group Arena | 48 / 68 |