Game Date: Saturday 27th April, 2019, 4:45 pm
Teams: Sydney Ice Dogs vs Melbourne Ice
Venue: Macquarie Ice Rink, Sydney
GAME PREVIEW
This will be the first game of the year between the Melbourne Ice and the Sydney Ice Dogs. Last season, Sydney Ice Dogs lead the series 3 wins to 1.
The Melbourne Ice last played on Sunday 21st April, 2019 in Melbourne against the Adelaide Adrenaline, with the Melbourne Ice winning 6 – 5. Jesse Schwartz scored 2 goals and 1 assist, and Jonathon Bremner scored 1 goal and 1 assist in the victory. Jonathon Bremner scored the game winning goal at 3.20 of the 3rd period, assisted by Austin McKenzie and Paul Lazzarotto.
The Sydney Ice Dogs last played on Saturday 20th April, 2019 in Sydney against the Sydney Bears, with the Sydney Ice Dogs losing 3 – 8. Connor Bolger scored 1 goal, and Grant Toulmin scored 1 goal in the loss. Garrett Bartus stopped 13 of the 18 shots he faced, for a save percentage of 0.722 and a goals against average of 0.00.
| Sydney Ice Dogs | 2019 SEASON COMPARISON | Melbourne Ice |
| 0-1-0-0 | W-L-OTW-OTL | 1-0-0-0 |
| L-L-W-L-L | Last Five Games | L-L-L-L-W |
| 3 | Goals For | 6 |
| 8 | Goals Against | 5 |
| 0 / 7 (0%) | Power Play | 0 / 1 (0%) |
| 2 / 6 (66.67%) | Penalty Kill | 1 / 3 (66.67%) |
LAST GAME BETWEEN ICE DOGS AND ICE
Sunday 12th August, 2018 at Macquarie Ice Rink, Sydney
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | TOTAL |
| Sydney Ice Dogs | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Melbourne Ice | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Scoring Summary:
Sydney Ice Dogs: Jonatan Ruth 1G for 1pt. Bryan Kolodziejczyk 1G for 1pt. Tomas Manco 1A for 1pt. Grant Toulmin 1A for 1pt. Geordie Wudrick 1A for 1pt.
Melbourne Ice: Devon Krogh 2G for 2pts. Thomas Powell 2G for 2pts. Scott Corbett 1G 2A for 3pts. Josh Velez 1G for 1pt. Nate Fleming 3A for 3pts. Todd Graham 2A for 2pts. Christopher Wong 1A for 1pt. Declan Bronte 1A for 1pt.
Goalie Statistics:
Jaden Pine-Murphy (W) 32 saves on 34 shots (0.941 SV%)
Curtis Skip (L) 23 saves on 29 shots (0.793 SV%)
| Sydney Ice Dogs | HEAD TO HEAD STATISTICS (since 2005) | Melbourne Ice |
| 19-26-5-2 | Head to Head (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 26-19-2-5 |
| 2-2-0-0 | Head To Head At Macquarie Ice Rink (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 2-2-0-0 |
| 181 / 215 | Goals For / Goals Against | 215 / 181 |
| 13 / 15 | Goals For / Goals Against At Macquarie Ice Rink | 15 / 13 |