Game Preview: Perth Thunder vs CBR Brave

Game Date: Saturday 11th May, 2019, 4:30 pm
Teams: Perth Thunder vs CBR Brave
Venue: Perth Ice Arena, Perth

GAME PREVIEW
This will be the first game of the year between these two teams. Last season, CBR Brave lead the series 3 wins to 1.

The CBR Brave last played on Saturday 4th May, 2019 in Canberra against the Sydney Bears, with the CBR Brave losing 3 – 4. Wehebe Darge scored 1 goal and 2 assists, and Brayden Low scored 1 goal in the loss. Alex Tetreault stopped 34 of the 38 shots he faced, for a save percentage of 0.895 and a goals against average of 4.00.

The Perth Thunder last played on Sunday 5th May, 2019 in Sydney against the Sydney Ice Dogs, with the Perth Thunder winning 5 – 3. Benjamin Breault scored 2 goals and 1 assist, and Keven Veilleux scored 1 goal and 1 assist in the victory. Keven Veilleux scored the game winning goal at 13.31 of the 3rd period, assisted by Louick Marcotte.

Perth Thunder 2019 SEASON COMPARISON CBR Brave
1-2-1-0 W-L-OTW-OTL 3-1-0-0
W-L-OTW-L-W Last Five Games W-W-W-W-L
8 Goals For 19
13 Goals Against 10
2 / 14 (14.29%) Power Play 5 / 15 (33.33%)
4 / 14 (71.43%) Penalty Kill 0 / 16 (100%)

LAST GAME BETWEEN THUNDER AND BRAVE
Saturday 30th June, 2018 at Perth Ice Arena, Perth

SCORING 1 2 3 TOTAL
Perth Thunder 1 1 0 2
CBR Brave 2 0 4 6

Scoring Summary:
Perth Thunder: Pier-Olivier Grandmaison 1G for 1pt. Alastair Punler 1G for 1pt. Kieren Webster 1A for 1pt. Landon Oslanski 1A for 1pt. Jakob Ruck 1A for 1pt. Benjamin Breault 1A for 1pt.
CBR Brave: Chris Leveille 2G 1A for 3pts. Ainars Podzins 2G for 2pts. Hayden Dawes 1G 1A for 2pts. Matthew Harvey 1G 1A for 2pts. Wehebe Darge 4A for 4pts. Trevor Gerling 2A for 2pts. Kai Miettinen 1A for 1pt.
Goalie Statistics:
Mat Hewitt (W) 33 saves on 35 shots (0.943 SV%)
Peter Di Salvo (L) 58 saves on 64 shots (0.906 SV%)

Perth Thunder HEAD TO HEAD STATISTICS (since 2005) CBR Brave
10-8-1-1 Head to Head (W-L-OTW-OTL) 8-10-1-1
4-5-1-0 Head To Head At Perth Ice Arena (W-L-OTW-OTL) 5-4-0-1
67 / 70 Goals For / Goals Against 70 / 67
30 / 32 Goals For / Goals Against At Perth Ice Arena 32 / 30