Game Date: Saturday 23rd June, 2018
Teams: CBR Brave vs Melbourne Mustangs
Venue: Phillip Swimming & Ice Skating Centre, Canberra
GAME PREVIEW
This will be the first game of the year between these two teams. Last season, CBR Brave lead the series 3 wins to 1.
The Melbourne Mustangs last played on Saturday 16th June, 2018 in Melbourne against the Sydney Ice Dogs, with the Melbourne Mustangs losing 3 – 4. Patrick O’Kane scored 1 goal, and Sean Jones scored 1 goal in the loss. Petri Pitkänen stopped 16 of the 20 shots he faced, for a save percentage of 0.800.
The CBR Brave last played on Sunday 17th June, 2018 in Perth against the Perth Thunder, with the CBR Brave winning 5 – 2. Trevor Gerling scored 2 goals and 2 assists, and Chris Leveille scored 1 goal and 1 assist in the victory. Trevor Gerling scored the game winning goal at 14:25 of the 3rd period, assisted by Chris Leveille and Tyler Kubara.
2018 SEASON COMPARISON
| 9-2-0-0 | W-L-OTW-OTL | 3-7-1-2 |
| L-W-W-W-W | Last Five Games | L-L-L-OTW-L |
| 56 | Goals For | 44 |
| 26 | Goals Against | 51 |
| 12 / 47 (25.53%) | Power Play | 11 / 65 (16.92%) |
| 10 / 48 (79.17%) | Penalty Kill | 10 / 49 (79.59%) |
LAST GAME BETWEEN BRAVE AND MUSTANGS
Sunday 2nd July, 2017 at Phillip Swimming & Ice Skating Centre, Canberra
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | SO | TOTAL |
| CBR Brave | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Melbourne Mustangs | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Scoring Summary:
CBR Brave: Dominic Jalbert 1G 2A for 3pts. Matthew Harvey 1G 2A for 3pts. Matti Luoma 1G 1A for 2pts. Christopher McPhail 1G for 1pt. Jan Safar 1G for 1pt. James Byers 2A for 2pts. Mark Rummukainen 1A for 1pt. Brian Bales 1A for 1pt. Kai Miettinen 1A for 1pt.
Melbourne Mustangs: Jamie Bourke 3G 2A for 5pts. Mitchell Humphries 1G 2A for 3pts. Anton Kokkonen 1G 1A for 2pts. Matthew Beattie 2A for 2pts. Vadim Virjassov 1A for 1pt. Jackson McCoy 1A for 1pt. Patrick O’Kane 1A for 1pt.
Goalie Statistics:
Alex Tetreault (W) 27 saves on 32 shots (0.844 SV%)
James Kruger (L) 31 saves on 36 shots (0.861 SV%)
HEAD TO HEAD STATISTICS (since 2005)
| 8-4-2-2 | Head to Head (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 4-8-2-2 |
| 4-2-1-1 | Head To Head At Phillip Swimming & Ice Skating Centre (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 2-4-1-1 |
| 60 / 54 | Goals For / Goals Against | 54 / 60 |
| 31 / 26 | Goals For / Goals Against At Phillip Swimming & Ice Skating Centre | 26 / 31 |