Game Date: Saturday 27th July, 2019, 5:00 pm
Teams: Melbourne Ice vs CBR Brave
Venue: O’Brien Icehouse, Melbourne
GAME PREVIEW
This will be the third game in the series this year between the CBR Brave and the Melbourne Ice. CBR Brave lead the series 2 wins to 0.
The CBR Brave last played on Sunday 21st July, 2019 in Newcastle against the Newcastle Northstars, with the CBR Brave winning 4 – 2. Wehebe Darge scored 1 goal and 1 assist, and Joseph Hughes scored 1 goal and 1 assist in the victory. Casey Kubara scored the game winning goal at 7:22 of the 2nd period, assisted by Wehebe Darge and Tyler Kubara.
The Melbourne Ice last played on Saturday 20th July, 2019 in Melbourne against the Sydney Bears, with the Melbourne Ice losing 4 – 5. Thomas Powell scored 1 goal and 3 assists, and Kasey Kulczycki scored 1 goal and 2 assists in the loss. Thomas Munro stopped 29 of the 34 shots he faced, for a save percentage of 0.853 and a goals against average of 5.21.
| Melbourne Ice | 2019 SEASON COMPARISON | CBR Brave |
| 6-13-1-0 | W-L-OTW-OTL | 20-1-0-0 |
| W-L-L-L-L | Last Five Games | W-W-W-W-W |
| 63 | Goals For | 115 |
| 89 | Goals Against | 46 |
| 14 / 85 (16.47%) | Power Play | 23 / 111 (20.72%) |
| 8 / 77 (89.61%) | Penalty Kill | 10 / 117 (91.45%) |
LAST GAME BETWEEN ICE AND BRAVE
Sunday 14th July, 2019 at Phillip Ice Skating Centre, Canberra
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | TOTAL |
| Melbourne Ice | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CBR Brave | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Scoring Summary:
Melbourne Ice: Sam Hodic 1G for 1pt. Kasey Kulczycki 1A for 1pt. JM Piotrowski 1A for 1pt.
CBR Brave: Jesse Gabrielle 3G for 3pts. Bayley Kubara 1G for 1pt. Hayden Dawes 1G for 1pt. Adam Kambeitz 2A for 2pts. Joseph Hughes 2A for 2pts. Casey Kubara 2A for 2pts. Tyler Kubara 1A for 1pt. Matt Price 1A for 1pt. Conor Riley 1A for 1pt. Mitchell Henning 1A for 1pt.
Goalie Statistics:
Matthew Climie (W) 27 saves on 28 shots (0.964 SV%)
Thomas Munro (L) 44 saves on 49 shots (0.898 SV%)
| Melbourne Ice | HEAD TO HEAD STATISTICS (since 2005) | CBR Brave |
| 9-10-2-1 | Head to Head (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 10-9-1-2 |
| 6-2-1-1 | Head To Head At O’Brien Icehouse (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 2-6-1-1 |
| 76 / 91 | Goals For / Goals Against | 91 / 76 |
| 38 / 35 | Goals For / Goals Against At O’Brien Icehouse | 35 / 38 |