Game Date: Sunday 12th August, 2018
Teams: Sydney Ice Dogs vs Melbourne Ice
Venue: Macquarie Ice Rink, Sydney
GAME PREVIEW
This will be the fourth and final game in the series this year between these two teams. Sydney Ice Dogs lead the series 3 wins to 0.
The Melbourne Ice last played on Saturday 11th August, 2018 in Sydney against the Sydney Bears, with the Melbourne Ice losing 1 – 4. Thomas Powell scored 1 goal, and Jeremy Chai scored 1 assist in the loss. Jaden Pine-Murphy stopped 35 of the 39 shots he faced, for a save percentage of 0.897 and a goals against average of 4.00.
The Sydney Ice Dogs last played on Saturday 11th August, 2018 in Canberra against the CBR Brave, with the Sydney Ice Dogs losing 8 – 11. Strat Allen scored 3 goals, and Geordie Wudrick scored 2 goals and 2 assists in the loss. Nicholas Mizen stopped 26 of the 35 shots he faced, for a save percentage of 0.743 and a goals against average of 13.09.
2018 SEASON COMPARISON
| 9-9-3-2 | W-L-OTW-OTL | 6-11-2-4 |
| W-L-L-L-L | Last Five Games | L-L-OTL-W-L |
| 79 | Goals For | 74 |
| 76 | Goals Against | 82 |
| 20 / 91 (21.98%) | Power Play | 10 / 81 (12.35%) |
| 23 / 110 (79.09%) | Penalty Kill | 11 / 73 (84.93%) |
LAST GAME BETWEEN ICE DOGS AND ICE
Saturday 21st July, 2018 at O’Brien Group Arena, Melbourne
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | TOTAL |
| Melbourne Ice | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sydney Ice Dogs | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Scoring Summary:
Sydney Ice Dogs: Geordie Wudrick 1G 3A for 4pts. Bryan Kolodziejczyk 1G 1A for 2pts. Cameron Todd 1G 1A for 2pts. David Dunwoodie 1G for 1pt.
Melbourne Ice: Dillon Lawrence 2G for 2pts. Thomas Powell 1G for 1pt. Nate Fleming 3A for 3pts. Lliam Webster 2A for 2pts. Scott Corbett 1A for 1pt.
Goalie Statistics:
Curtis Skip (W) 29 saves on 32 shots (0.906 SV%)
James Downie (L) 24 saves on 28 shots (0.857 SV%)
HEAD TO HEAD STATISTICS (since 2005)
| 19-25-5-2 | Head to Head (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 25-19-2-5 |
| 2-1-0-0 | Head To Head At Macquarie Ice Rink (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 1-2-0-0 |
| 179 / 209 | Goals For / Goals Against | 209 / 179 |
| 11 / 9 | Goals For / Goals Against At Macquarie Ice Rink | 9 / 11 |