Game Date: Sunday 28th April, 2019, 4:00 pm
Teams: Newcastle Northstars vs Melbourne Ice
Venue: Hunter Ice Skating Stadium, Newcastle
GAME PREVIEW
This will be the first game of the year between these two teams. Last season, Newcastle Northstars lead the series 3 wins to 1.
The Melbourne Ice last played on Saturday 27th April, 2019 in Sydney against the Sydney Ice Dogs, with the Melbourne Ice losing 3 – 2. Tommy Powell scored a short-handed goal, and Jacob Lundgren scored a goal in the loss.
The Newcastle Northstars last played on Saturday 27th April, 2019 in Newcastle against the Sydney Bears, with the Newcastle Northstars winning 4 – 3. Sammy Banga scored 1 goal and 2 assists, and Francis Drolet scored 1 goal and 1 assist in the victory. Timothy Stanger scored the game winning goal at 14.18 of the 3rd period, assisted by David Ferrari and Dominik Gabaj.
| Newcastle Northstars | 2019 SEASON COMPARISON | Melbourne Ice |
| 1-0-0-0 | W-L-OTW-OTL | 1-1-0-0 |
| L-W-OTL-L-W | Last Five Games | L-L-L-W-L |
| 4 | Goals For | 8 |
| 3 | Goals Against | 8 |
| 0 / 4 (0%) | Power Play | 0 / 1 (0%) |
| 0 / 4 (100%) | Penalty Kill | 1 / 3 (66.67%) |
LAST GAME BETWEEN NORTHSTARS AND ICE
Sunday 29th July, 2018 at O’Brien Icehouse, Melbourne
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | SO | TOTAL |
| Melbourne Ice | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Newcastle Northstars | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Scoring Summary:
Newcastle Northstars: Robert Haselhurst 1G for 1pt. Sam Lawson 1G for 1pt. Sammy Banga 1G for 1pt. Richard Tesarik 2A for 2pts. Joseph Harcharik 1A for 1pt. Robert Malloy 1A for 1pt. Nicholas Rivait 1A for 1pt. Patrick Nadin 1A for 1pt.
Melbourne Ice: Thomas Powell 2G for 2pts. Nate Fleming 1G for 1pt. Dillon Lawrence 2A for 2pts. Devon Krogh 1A for 1pt. Jack Carpenter 1A for 1pt.
Goalie Statistics:
Dayne Davis (W) 24 saves on 27 shots (0.941 SV%)
Jaden Pine-Murphy (L) 30 saves on 33 shots (0.909 SV%)
| Newcastle Northstars | HEAD TO HEAD STATISTICS (since 2005) | Melbourne Ice |
| 26-14-5-4 | Head to Head (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 14-26-4-5 |
| 11-6-6-4 | Head To Head At Hunter Ice Skating Stadium (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 6-11-4-6 |
| 206 / 162 | Goals For / Goals Against | 162 / 206 |
| 102 / 82 | Goals For / Goals Against At Hunter Ice Skating Stadium | 82 / 102 |