Game Date: Saturday 18th May, 2019, 5:00 pm
Teams: Sydney Bears vs Melbourne Mustangs
Venue: Macquarie Ice Rink, Sydney
GAME PREVIEW
This will be the first game of the year between the Melbourne Mustangs and the Sydney Bears. Last season, Sydney Bears lead the series 3 wins to 1.
The Melbourne Mustangs last played on Saturday 11th May, 2019 in Melbourne against the Sydney Ice Dogs, with the Melbourne Mustangs losing 3 – 4 in a shootout. Parker Thomas scored 2 goals, and Sean Jones scored 1 goal in the loss. Jaden Pine-Murphy stopped 14 of the 17 shots he faced, for a save percentage of 0.824 and a goals against average of 2.72.
The Sydney Bears last played on Saturday 4th May, 2019 in Canberra against the CBR Brave, with the Sydney Bears winning 4 – 3. Tyerell Clare scored 1 goal and 1 assist, and Alexander Wardlaw scored 1 goal in the victory. William Lamoureux scored the game winning goal at 13:20 of the 3rd period, assisted by Tyerell Clare.
| Sydney Bears | 2019 SEASON COMPARISON | Melbourne Mustangs |
| 2-2-0-0 | W-L-OTW-OTL | 3-0-0-2 |
| W-W-L-L-W | Last Five Games | W-W-OTL-W-OTL |
| 16 | Goals For | 18 |
| 14 | Goals Against | 8 |
| 2 / 19 (10.53%) | Power Play | 4 / 22 (18.18%) |
| 2 / 21 (90.48%) | Penalty Kill | 3 / 25 (88%) |
LAST GAME BETWEEN BEARS AND MUSTANGS
Saturday 25th August, 2018 at Macquarie Ice Rink, Sydney
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | TOTAL |
| Sydney Bears | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Melbourne Mustangs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring Summary:
Sydney Bears: Ryan Lough 3G 1A for 4pts. Joey Gunner 1G for 1pt. Jeremy Vasquez 1G for 1pt. Charles Adams 4A for 4pts. Graeme Strukoff 2A for 2pts. Michael Schlamp 1A for 1pt. Vladimir Rubes 1A for 1pt.
Melbourne Mustangs: Benjamin Davies 1G for 1pt. Brett Ferguson 1A for 1pt. Patrick O’Kane 1A for 1pt.
Goalie Statistics:
Anthony Kimlin (W) 34 saves on 35 shots (0.971 SV%)
Aleksi Toivonen (L) 14 saves on 18 shots (0.778 SV%)
| Sydney Bears | HEAD TO HEAD STATISTICS (since 2005) | Melbourne Mustangs |
| 11-16-2-1 | Head to Head (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 16-11-1-2 |
| 3-1-0-0 | Head To Head At Macquarie Ice Rink (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 1-3-0-0 |
| 98 / 119 | Goals For / Goals Against | 119 / 98 |
| 21 / 15 | Goals For / Goals Against At Macquarie Ice Rink | 15 / 21 |