Game Date: Friday 26th July, 2019, 7:30 pm
Teams: Sydney Ice Dogs vs Newcastle Northstars
Venue: Macquarie Ice Rink, Sydney
GAME PREVIEW
This will be the third game in the series this year between the Newcastle Northstars and the Sydney Ice Dogs. Newcastle Northstars lead the series 2 wins to 0.
The Newcastle Northstars last played on Sunday 21st July, 2019 in Newcastle against the CBR Brave, with the Newcastle Northstars losing 2 – 4. Richard Tesarik scored 1 goal and 1 assist, and Sammy Banga scored 1 goal and 1 assist in the loss. Dayne Davis stopped 45 of the 49 shots he faced, for a save percentage of 0.918 and a goals against average of 4.00.
The Sydney Ice Dogs last played on Sunday 21st July, 2019 in Perth against the Perth Thunder, with the Sydney Ice Dogs losing 0 – 5. Garrett Bartus stopped 32 of the 37 shots he faced, for a save percentage of 0.865% and a Goals Against Average of 5.00.
| Sydney Ice Dogs | 2019 SEASON COMPARISON | Newcastle Northstars |
| 6-11-1-1 | W-L-OTW-OTL | 14-5-1-0 |
| L-L-W-L-L | Last Five Games | L-W-W-L-L |
| 79 | Goals For | 89 |
| 85 | Goals Against | 54 |
| 20 / 102 (19.61%) | Power Play | 19 / 86 (22.09%) |
| 19 / 80 (76.25%) | Penalty Kill | 11 / 78 (85.9%) |
LAST GAME BETWEEN ICE DOGS AND NORTHSTARS
Saturday 29th June, 2019 at Hunter Ice Skating Stadium, Newcastle
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | TOTAL |
| Sydney Ice Dogs | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Newcastle Northstars | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Scoring Summary:
Sydney Ice Dogs: Dylan Manierka-Quaile 1G 2A for 3pts. Tim Crowder 1G 2A for 3pts. Jeremy Vasquez 1G 1A for 2pts. Grant Toulmin 1G 1A for 2pts. Matt Monaghan 1A for 1pt. Ellesse Carini 1A for 1pt.
Newcastle Northstars: Trey Phillips 2G 1A for 3pts. Robert Malloy 1G for 1pt. Richard Tesarik 1G for 1pt. Shane Southwood 1G for 1pt. Francis Drolet 2A for 2pts. Tomas Landa 2A for 2pts. Sammy Banga 2A for 2pts. Patrick Ward 1A for 1pt. Luke Simpson 1A for 1pt.
Goalie Statistics:
Dayne Davis (W) 19 saves on 23 shots (0.826 SV%)
Garrett Bartus (L) 37 saves on 42 shots (0.881 SV%)
| Sydney Ice Dogs | HEAD TO HEAD STATISTICS (since 2005) | Newcastle Northstars |
| 22-25-3-8 | Head to Head (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 25-22-8-3 |
| 1-1-1-1 | Head To Head At Macquarie Ice Rink (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 1-1-1-1 |
| 203 / 237 | Goals For / Goals Against | 237 / 203 |
| 15 / 11 | Goals For / Goals Against At Macquarie Ice Rink | 11 / 15 |