Melbourne Ice vs Sydney Bears

Ice vs Bears
Ice vs Bears

Game Date: Saturday 30th June, 2018
Teams: Melbourne Ice vs Sydney Bears
Venue: O’Brien Group Arena, Melbourne

GAME PREVIEW

This will be the second game of the year between these two teams. Sydney Bears lead the series 1 win to 0.

The Sydney Bears last played on Sunday 24th June, 2018 in Adelaide against the Adelaide Adrenaline, with the Sydney Bears losing 2 – 3 in a shootout. Michael Schlamp scored 1 goal and 1 assist, and Jeremy Brücker scored 1 goal in the loss. Anthony Kimlin stopped 33 of the 35 shots he faced, for a save percentage of 0.943 and a goals against average of 2.00.

The Melbourne Ice last played on Friday 29th June, 2018 in Melbourne against the Melbourne Mustangs, with the Melbourne Ice winning 4 – 1. Dillon Lawrence scored 2 goals, and Cassian Delsar scored 1 goal in the victory. Matt Armstrong scored the game winning goal at 12:11 of the 1st period, assisted by Dylan Anderson and Thomas Powell.

2018 SEASON COMPARISON

3-7-2-2 W-L-OTW-OTL 5-3-1-3
OTL-OTL-L-L-W Last Five Games W-OTL-W-W-OTL
44 Goals For 35
48 Goals Against 31
7 / 55 (12.73%) Power Play 10 / 35 (28.57%)
5 / 44 (88.64%) Penalty Kill 8 / 47 (82.98%)

LAST GAME BETWEEN ICE AND BEARS

Sunday 20th May, 2018 at O’Brien Group Arena, Melbourne

SCORING 1 2 3 TOTAL
Melbourne Ice 0 2 0 2
Sydney Bears 0 0 3 3

Scoring Summary:
Melbourne Ice: Dillon Lawrence 1G 1A for 2pts. Nate Fleming 1G for 1pt. Todd Graham 1A for 1pt. Cassian Delsar 1A for 1pt. Dylan Anderson 1A for 1pt.
Sydney Bears: Charles Adams 2G for 2pts. Ryan Annesley 1G 1A for 2pts. Michael Burns 2A for 2pts.
Goalie Statistics:
Anthony Kimlin (W) 30 saves on 32 shots (0.938 SV%)
Michael James (L) 26 saves on 29 shots (0.897 SV%)

HEAD TO HEAD STATISTICS (since 2005)

26-14-6-2 Head to Head (W-L-OTW-OTL) 14-26-2-6
10-3-7-1 Head To Head At O’Brien Group Arena (W-L-OTW-OTL) 3-10-1-7
205 / 159 Goals For / Goals Against 159 / 205
81 / 48 Goals For / Goals Against At O’Brien Group Arena 48 / 81