Game Preview: Newcastle Northstars vs Melbourne Mustangs

Game Date: Saturday 11th June, 2022, 5:30 pm
Teams: Newcastle Northstars vs Melbourne Mustangs
Venue: Hunter Ice Skating Stadium, Newcastle

GAME PREVIEW
This will be the third game in the series this year between these two teams. Newcastle Northstars lead the series 2 wins to 0.

The Melbourne Mustangs last played on Saturday 4th June, 2022 in Melbourne against the Melbourne Ice, with the Melbourne Mustangs winning 6 – 4. Jordan Warren scored 3 goals and 1 assist, and Andrew Belic scored 1 goal in the victory. Jordan Warren scored the game winning goal at 15:04 of the 2nd period, assisted by Vadim Virjassov.

The Newcastle Northstars last played on Sunday 22nd May, 2022 in Newcastle against the Sydney Ice Dogs, with the Newcastle Northstars winning 5 – 4. Francis Drolet scored 2 goals and 1 assist, and Beau Taylor scored 1 goal and 2 assists in the victory. Francis Drolet scored the game winning goal at 7:00 of the 3rd period, assisted by Beau Taylor and Robert Malloy.

Newcastle Northstars 2022 SEASON COMPARISON Melbourne Mustangs
6-0-0-0 W-L-OTW-OTL 3-3-0-0
W-W-W-W-W Last Five Games W-L-W-L-W
39 Goals For 31
14 Goals Against 27
7 / 28 (25%) Power Play 6 / 31 (19.35%)
4 / 33 (87.88%) Penalty Kill 7 / 33 (78.79%)

LAST GAME BETWEEN NORTHSTARS AND MUSTANGS
Saturday 7th May, 2022 at O’Brien Icehouse, Melbourne

SCORING 1 2 3 TOTAL
Newcastle Northstars 0 2 1 3
Melbourne Mustangs 0 1 0 1

Scoring Summary:
Newcastle Northstars: Beau Taylor 1G 1A for 2pts. Tomas Landa 1G 1A for 2pts. Robert Malloy 1G for 1pt. Francis Drolet 2A for 2pts. Ethan Hawes 2A for 2pts.
Melbourne Mustangs: Vadim Virjassov 1G for 1pt. Jordan Warren 1A for 1pt. Sean Jones 1A for 1pt.
Goalie Statistics:
James Downie (W) 22 saves on 23 shots (0.957 SV%)
Sebastian Woodlands (L) 31 saves on 34 shots (0.912 SV%)

Newcastle Northstars HEAD TO HEAD STATISTICS (since 2005) Melbourne Mustangs
20-12-2-2 Head to Head (W-L-OTW-OTL) 12-20-2-2
10-5-2-1 Head To Head At Hunter Ice Skating Stadium (W-L-OTW-OTL) 5-10-1-2
154 / 119 Goals For / Goals Against 119 / 154
87 / 60 Goals For / Goals Against At Hunter Ice Skating Stadium 60 / 87