Game Date: Saturday 20th July, 2019, 5:00 pm
Teams: Melbourne Ice vs Sydney Bears
Venue: O’Brien Icehouse, Melbourne
GAME PREVIEW
This will be the third game of the year between these two teams. Sydney Bears lead the series 2 wins to 0.
The Sydney Bears last played on Sunday 14th July, 2019 in Sydney against the Adelaide Adrenaline, with the Sydney Bears winning 6 – 4. Danick Gauthier scored 3 goals and 1 assist, and Adam Dauda scored 2 goals in the victory. Tim Newmark scored the game winning goal at 15:20 of the 3rd period, assisted by Thomas Steven and Jeremy Brücker.
The Melbourne Ice last played on Friday 19th July, 2019 in Melbourne against the Melbourne Mustangs, with the Melbourne Ice losing 1 – 5. JM Piotrowski scored 1 goal, and Thomas Stahlhuth scored 1 assist in the loss. Sebastian Andersson stopped 33 of the 38 shots he faced, for a save percentage of 0.868 and a goals against average of 5.00.
| Melbourne Ice | 2019 SEASON COMPARISON | Sydney Bears |
| 6-12-1-0 | W-L-OTW-OTL | 8-7-2-0 |
| W-W-L-L-L | Last Five Games | L-W-W-L-W |
| 59 | Goals For | 68 |
| 84 | Goals Against | 63 |
| 14 / 82 (17.07%) | Power Play | 12 / 73 (16.44%) |
| 8 / 75 (89.33%) | Penalty Kill | 16 / 85 (81.18%) |
LAST GAME BETWEEN ICE AND BEARS
Saturday 29th June, 2019 at Macquarie Ice Rink, Sydney
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | TOTAL |
| Melbourne Ice | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Sydney Bears | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Scoring Summary:
Melbourne Ice: Thomas Stahlhuth 3G for 3pts. Jonathon Bremner 1G for 1pt. Sam Hodic 2A for 2pts. Mackenzie Caruana 2A for 2pts. Austin McKenzie 1A for 1pt. Jeremy Chai 1A for 1pt. JM Piotrowski 1A for 1pt.
Sydney Bears: Danick Gauthier 2G 1A for 3pts. Jake Ratcliffe 2G for 2pts. Tim Newmark 1G for 1pt. Ryan Annesley 1G for 1pt. Adam Dauda 3A for 3pts. Jeremy Brücker 1A for 1pt. Kyllian Guyenet 1A for 1pt. Thomas Steven 1A for 1pt. Brian Funes 1A for 1pt.
Goalie Statistics:
Anthony Kimlin (W) 24 saves on 28 shots (0.857 SV%)
Sebastian Andersson (L) 19 saves on 25 shots (0.760 SV%)
| Melbourne Ice | HEAD TO HEAD STATISTICS (since 2005) | Sydney Bears |
| 27-18-6-2 | Head to Head (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 18-27-2-6 |
| 11-3-7-1 | Head To Head At O’Brien Icehouse (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 3-11-1-7 |
| 214 / 181 | Goals For / Goals Against | 181 / 214 |
| 83 / 49 | Goals For / Goals Against At O’Brien Icehouse | 49 / 83 |