Game Date: Friday 20th May, 2022, 7:30 pm
Teams: Melbourne Ice vs Melbourne Mustangs
Venue: O’Brien Icehouse, Melbourne
GAME PREVIEW
This will be the first game of the year between these two teams.
The Melbourne Mustangs last played on Saturday 7th May, 2022 in Melbourne against the Newcastle Northstars, with the Melbourne Mustangs losing 1 – 3. Vadim Virjassov scored 1 goal, and Jordan Warren scored 1 assist in the loss. Sebastian Woodlands stopped 31 of the 34 shots he faced, for a save percentage of 0.912 and a goals against average of 3.00.
The Melbourne Ice last played on Sunday 15th May, 2022 in Canberra against the CBR Brave, with the Melbourne Ice losing 3 – 7. Zach Boyle scored 1 goal, and Josh Walt scored 1 goal in the loss. Michael James stopped 39 of the 46 shots he faced, for a save percentage of 0.848 and a goals against average of 7.00.
| Melbourne Ice | 2022 SEASON COMPARISON | Melbourne Mustangs |
| 0-5-0-0 | W-L-OTW-OTL | 1-2-0-0 |
| L-L-L-L-L | Last Five Games | OTL-OTW-L-W-L |
| 13 | Goals For | 14 |
| 41 | Goals Against | 14 |
| 2 / 30 (6.67%) | Power Play | 1 / 13 (7.69%) |
| 9 / 29 (68.97%) | Penalty Kill | 4 / 20 (80%) |
LAST GAME BETWEEN ICE AND MUSTANGS
Friday 19th July, 2019 at O’Brien Icehouse, Melbourne
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | TOTAL |
| Melbourne Ice | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Melbourne Mustangs | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Scoring Summary:
Melbourne Ice: JM Piotrowski 1G for 1pt. Thomas Powell 1A for 1pt. Thomas Stahlhuth 1A for 1pt.
Melbourne Mustangs: Thomas Flack 1G 1A for 2pts. Sean Jones 1G for 1pt. Vadim Virjassov 1G for 1pt. Brendan McDowell 1G for 1pt. Parker Thomas 1G for 1pt. Jamie Bourke 2A for 2pts. Mitchell Humphries 2A for 2pts. Matthew Anderson 1A for 1pt. Jordan Owens 1A for 1pt. Tristan Darling 1A for 1pt. Christian Isackson 1A for 1pt.
Goalie Statistics:
Kevin Nastiuk (W) 16 saves on 17 shots (0.941 SV%)
Sebastian Andersson (L) 33 saves on 38 shots (0.868 SV%)
| Melbourne Ice | HEAD TO HEAD STATISTICS (since 2005) | Melbourne Mustangs |
| 21-8-3-4 | Head to Head (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 8-21-4-3 |
| 21-8-3-4 | Head To Head At O’Brien Icehouse (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 8-21-4-3 |
| 141 / 106 | Goals For / Goals Against | 106 / 141 |
| 141 / 106 | Goals For / Goals Against At O’Brien Icehouse | 106 / 141 |