Game Date: Saturday 13th August, 2022, 5:00 pm
Teams: Sydney Bears vs Melbourne Mustangs
Venue: Macquarie Ice Rink, Sydney
GAME PREVIEW
This will be the fourth and final game of the year between the Melbourne Mustangs and the Sydney Bears. Sydney Bears lead the series 2 wins to 1.
The Melbourne Mustangs last played on Sunday 7th August, 2022 in Melbourne against the Sydney Ice Dogs, with the Melbourne Mustangs winning 6 – 4. Mitchell Humphries scored 3 goals and 1 assist, and Matt Armstrong scored 2 goals and 3 assists in the victory. Mitchell Humphries scored the game winning goal at 19:19 of the 2nd period, assisted by Matt Armstrong and Scott Timmins.
The Sydney Bears last played on Saturday 6th August, 2022 in Sydney against the Newcastle Northstars, with the Sydney Bears losing 5 – 8. Brian Funes scored 1 goal and 1 assist, and Jake Ratcliffe scored 1 goal and 1 assist in the loss.
| Sydney Bears | 2022 SEASON COMPARISON | Melbourne Mustangs |
| 9-7-1-0 | W-L-OTW-OTL | 5-8-0-1 |
| W-W-L-L-L | Last Five Games | L-L-L-OTL-W |
| 86 | Goals For | 61 |
| 86 | Goals Against | 65 |
| 21 / 98 (21.43%) | Power Play | 11 / 66 (16.67%) |
| 17 / 84 (79.76%) | Penalty Kill | 14 / 72 (80.56%) |
LAST GAME BETWEEN BEARS AND MUSTANGS
Sunday 26th June, 2022 at O’Brien Icehouse, Melbourne
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | TOTAL |
| Sydney Bears | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Melbourne Mustangs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Scoring Summary:
Sydney Bears: Tomas Landa 2G for 2pts. Timothy Newmark 1G 3A for 4pts. Michael Poirier 1G 2A for 3pts. Jeremy Brücker 1A for 1pt. Alexander Gauthier 1A for 1pt. Jake Ratcliffe 1A for 1pt.
Melbourne Mustangs: Sean Jones 1G 1A for 2pts. Matt Armstrong 1G for 1pt. Gavin Birchler 1G for 1pt. Ty Wishart 2A for 2pts. Scott Timmins 1A for 1pt. Vadim Virjassov 1A for 1pt.
Goalie Statistics:
Glen Forbes-White (W) 32 saves on 35 shots (0.914 SV%)
Sebastian Woodlands (L) 47 saves on 51 shots (0.922 SV%)
| Sydney Bears | HEAD TO HEAD STATISTICS (since 2005) | Melbourne Mustangs |
| 15-19-2-1 | Head to Head (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 19-15-1-2 |
| 4-3-0-0 | Head To Head At Macquarie Ice Rink (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 3-4-0-0 |
| 129 / 153 | Goals For / Goals Against | 153 / 129 |
| 31 / 32 | Goals For / Goals Against At Macquarie Ice Rink | 32 / 31 |