Game Date: Saturday 17th August, 2019, 5:00 pm
Teams: Melbourne Ice vs Sydney Ice Dogs
Venue: O’Brien Icehouse, Melbourne
GAME PREVIEW
This will be the fourth and final game of the year between the Sydney Ice Dogs and the Melbourne Ice. Sydney Ice Dogs lead the series 2 wins to 1.
The Sydney Ice Dogs last played on Sunday 11th August, 2019 in Sydney against the Newcastle Northstars, with the Sydney Ice Dogs losing 4 – 5 in a shootout. Tim Crowder scored 1 goal and 3 assists, and Grant Toulmin scored 1 goal and 3 assists in the loss. Garrett Bartus stopped 25 of the 29 shots he faced, for a save percentage of 0.862 and a goals against average of 4.00.
The Melbourne Ice last played on Sunday 11th August, 2019 in Perth against the Perth Thunder, with the Melbourne Ice losing 3 – 9. Thomas Stahlhuth scored 1 goal, and Paul Lazzarotto scored 1 goal in the loss. Thomas Munro stopped 34 of the 43 shots he faced, for a save percentage of 0.791 and a goals against average of 9.00.
| Melbourne Ice | 2019 SEASON COMPARISON | Sydney Ice Dogs |
| 6-16-3-0 | W-L-OTW-OTL | 8-13-1-2 |
| OTW-L-L-OTW-L | Last Five Games | W-W-L-L-OTL |
| 79 | Goals For | 103 |
| 119 | Goals Against | 113 |
| 21 / 105 (20%) | Power Play | 27 / 125 (21.6%) |
| 16 / 95 (83.16%) | Penalty Kill | 25 / 101 (75.25%) |
LAST GAME BETWEEN ICE AND ICE DOGS
Sunday 30th June, 2019 at Macquarie Ice Rink, Sydney
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | TOTAL |
| Melbourne Ice | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Sydney Ice Dogs | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Scoring Summary:
Melbourne Ice: Kasey Kulczycki 2G for 2pts. JM Piotrowski 1G 3A for 4pts. Mackenzie Caruana 1G for 1pt. Thomas Stahlhuth 1G for 1pt. Darcy Flanagan 1G for 1pt. Thomas Powell 3A for 3pts. Kahu Joyce 1A for 1pt. Sam Hodic 1A for 1pt.
Sydney Ice Dogs: Grant Toulmin 1G 2A for 3pts. Dylan Manierka-Quaile 1G 2A for 3pts. Tim Crowder 1G 2A for 3pts. Aiden Sillato 1G for 1pt. James Marino 1A for 1pt. Jeremy Vasquez 1A for 1pt.
Goalie Statistics:
Sebastian Andersson (W) 30 saves on 34 shots (0.882 SV%)
Garrett Bartus (L) 17 saves on 23 shots (0.739 SV%)
| Melbourne Ice | HEAD TO HEAD STATISTICS (since 2005) | Sydney Ice Dogs |
| 31-17-2-5 | Head to Head (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 17-31-5-2 |
| 11-4-0-3 | Head To Head At O’Brien Icehouse (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 4-11-3-0 |
| 252 / 172 | Goals For / Goals Against | 172 / 252 |
| 87 / 49 | Goals For / Goals Against At O’Brien Icehouse | 49 / 87 |