Game Date: Sunday 17th June, 2018
Teams: Perth Thunder vs CBR Brave
Venue: Perth Ice Arena, Perth
GAME PREVIEW
This will be the third game in the series this year between these two teams. The series is tied at 1 win apiece.
The CBR Brave last played on Saturday 16th June, 2018 in Adelaide against the Adelaide Adrenaline, with the CBR Brave winning 11 – 4. Joseph Hughes scored 4 goals and 3 assists, and Ainars Podzins scored 2 goals and 2 assists in the victory. Joseph Hughes scored the game winning goal at 2.55 of the 2nd period, assisted by Hayden Dawes and Channing Bresciani.
The Perth Thunder last played on Sunday 10th June, 2018 in Newcastle against the Newcastle Northstars, with the Perth Thunder winning 8 – 2. Jonathon Bremner scored 3 goals, and Benjamin Breault scored 2 goals and 1 assist in the victory. Jonathon Bremner scored the game winning goal at 5.34 of the 2nd period, assisted by Landon Oslanski and Andrew Cox.
2018 SEASON COMPARISON
| 6-4-1-1 | W-L-OTW-OTL | 8-2-0-0 |
| W-W-W-OTW-W | Last Five Games | W-L-W-W-W |
| 50 | Goals For | 51 |
| 44 | Goals Against | 24 |
| 10 / 49 (20.41%) | Power Play | 11 / 43 (25.58%) |
| 16 / 55 (70.91%) | Penalty Kill | 10 / 46 (78.26%) |
LAST GAME BETWEEN THUNDER AND BRAVE
Sunday 20th May, 2018 at Phillip Swimming & Ice Skating Centre, Canberra
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | TOTAL |
| CBR Brave | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Perth Thunder | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Scoring Summary:
Perth Thunder: Landon Oslanski 3G for 3pts. Jonathon Bremner 1G for 1pt. Pier-Olivier Grandmaison 3A for 3pts. Alastair Punler 2A for 2pts. Jordan Kyros 1A for 1pt. Benjamin Breault 1A for 1pt.
CBR Brave: Hayden Dawes 2G 1A for 3pts. Joseph Hughes 1G 1A for 2pts. Channing Bresciani 3A for 3pts. Ainars Podzins 1A for 1pt.
Goalie Statistics:
Peter Di Salvo (W) 29 saves on 33 shots (0.879 SV%)
Alex Tetreault (L) 13 saves on 17 shots (0.765 SV%)
HEAD TO HEAD STATISTICS (since 2005)
| 10-6-1-1 | Head to Head (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 6-10-1-1 |
| 4-3-1-0 | Head To Head At Perth Ice Arena (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 3-4-0-1 |
| 63 / 59 | Goals For / Goals Against | 59 / 63 |
| 26 / 21 | Goals For / Goals Against At Perth Ice Arena | 21 / 26 |