Game Date: Sunday 5th August, 2018
Teams: Newcastle Northstars vs CBR Brave
Venue: Hunter Ice Skating Stadium, Newcastle
GAME PREVIEW
This will be the fourth and final game in the series this year between these two teams. CBR Brave lead the series 3 wins to 0.
The CBR Brave last played on Saturday 4th August, 2018 in Sydney against the Sydney Ice Dogs, with the CBR Brave winning 6 – 3. Chris Leveille scored 4 goals and 2 assists, and Hayden Dawes scored 1 goal and 3 assists in the victory. Hayden Dawes scored the game winning goal at 2.01 of the 2nd period, assisted by Channing Bresciani and Chris Leveille.
The Newcastle Northstars last played on Sunday 29th July, 2018 in Melbourne against the Melbourne Ice, with the Newcastle Northstars winning 4 – 3 in a shootout. Sammy Banga scored 1 goal, and Robert Haselhurst scored 1 goal in the victory. Dayne Davis stopped 16 of the 17 shots he faced, for a save percentage of 0.941 and a goals against average of 3.00.
2018 SEASON COMPARISON
| 8-7-4-3 | W-L-OTW-OTL | 18-4-0-0 |
| L-L-L-W-OTW | Last Five Games | W-W-W-W-W |
| 75 | Goals For | 114 |
| 83 | Goals Against | 57 |
| 15 / 103 (14.56%) | Power Play | 23 / 98 (23.47%) |
| 15 / 87 (82.76%) | Penalty Kill | 17 / 105 (83.81%) |
LAST GAME BETWEEN NORTHSTARS AND BRAVE
Saturday 14th July, 2018 at Phillip Swimming & Ice Skating Centre, Canberra
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | TOTAL |
| CBR Brave | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Newcastle Northstars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring Summary:
Newcastle Northstars: Robert Malloy 1G for 1pt. Nicholas Rivait 1A for 1pt. Joseph Harcharik 1A for 1pt.
CBR Brave: Joseph Hughes 2G 1A for 3pts. Jordan Gavin 1G for 1pt. Ainars Podzins 1A for 1pt. Chris Leveille 1A for 1pt. Casey Kubara 1A for 1pt. Wehebe Darge 1A for 1pt. Channing Bresciani 1A for 1pt.
Goalie Statistics:
Mat Hewitt (W) 19 saves on 20 shots (0.950 SV%)
Charlie Smart (L) 21 saves on 24 shots (0.875 SV%)
HEAD TO HEAD STATISTICS (since 2005)
| 5-9-1-4 | Head to Head (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 9-5-4-1 |
| 2-4-0-3 | Head To Head At Hunter Ice Skating Stadium (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 4-2-3-0 |
| 64 / 73 | Goals For / Goals Against | 73 / 64 |
| 32 / 38 | Goals For / Goals Against At Hunter Ice Skating Stadium | 38 / 32 |