Game Date: Saturday 13th July, 2019, 5:00 pm
Teams: Melbourne Mustangs vs Perth Thunder
Venue: O’Brien Icehouse, Melbourne
GAME PREVIEW
This will be the third game in the series this year between these two teams. The series is tied at 1 win apiece.
The Perth Thunder last played on Sunday 7th July, 2019 in Adelaide against the Adelaide Adrenaline, with the Perth Thunder winning 7 – 1. Keven Veilleux scored 2 goals and 3 assists, and Kieren Webster scored 2 goals and 1 assist in the victory. Jake Gilmour scored the game winning goal at 12:23 of the 2nd period, assisted by Keven Veilleux.
The Melbourne Mustangs last played on Sunday 7th July, 2019 in Melbourne against the Newcastle Northstars, with the Melbourne Mustangs losing 1 – 4. Michael McMahon scored 1 goal, and Brendan McDowell scored 1 assist in the loss. Kevin Nastiuk stopped 18 of the 22 shots he faced, for a save percentage of 0.818 and a goals against average of 4.00.
| Melbourne Mustangs | 2019 SEASON COMPARISON | Perth Thunder |
| 5-7-0-3 | W-L-OTW-OTL | 7-7-1-1 |
| L-L-L-L-L | Last Five Games | L-W-W-W-W |
| 53 | Goals For | 50 |
| 51 | Goals Against | 60 |
| 7 / 61 (11.48%) | Power Play | 12 / 62 (19.35%) |
| 11 / 70 (84.29%) | Penalty Kill | 16 / 75 (78.67%) |
LAST GAME BETWEEN MUSTANGS AND THUNDER
Sunday 28th April, 2019 at Perth Ice Arena, Perth
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | SO | TOTAL |
| Melbourne Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perth Thunder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Scoring Summary:
Melbourne Mustangs: None.
Perth Thunder: None.
Goalie Statistics:
Nico Viksten (W) 43 saves on 43 shots (1.000 SV%)
Jaden Pine-Murphy (L) 23 saves on 23 shots (1.000 SV%)
| Melbourne Mustangs | HEAD TO HEAD STATISTICS (since 2005) | Perth Thunder |
| 15-13-0-2 | Head to Head (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 13-15-2-0 |
| 6-8-0-0 | Head To Head At O’Brien Icehouse (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 8-6-0-0 |
| 99 / 97 | Goals For / Goals Against | 97 / 99 |
| 48 / 62 | Goals For / Goals Against At O’Brien Icehouse | 62 / 48 |