Game Date: Saturday 20th August, 2022, 5:00 pm
Teams: Melbourne Ice vs Newcastle Northstars
Venue: O’Brien Icehouse, Melbourne
GAME PREVIEW
This will be the fourth and final game of the year between these two teams. Newcastle Northstars lead the series 3 wins to 0.
The Newcastle Northstars last played on Saturday 6th August, 2022 in Sydney against the Sydney Bears, with the Newcastle Northstars winning 8 – 5. Daniel Berno scored 3 goals and 1 assist, and Francis Drolet scored 1 goal and 2 assists in the victory. Connor Schultz scored the game winning goal at 4:27 of the 2nd period, assisted by Patrick Ward.
The Melbourne Ice last played on Saturday 6th August, 2022 in Melbourne against the Sydney Ice Dogs, with the Melbourne Ice losing 3 – 5. Austin McKenzie scored 2 goals, and Josh Walt scored 1 goal and 1 assist in the loss. Michael James stopped 18 of the 23 shots he faced, for a save percentage of 0.783.
| Melbourne Ice | 2022 SEASON COMPARISON | Newcastle Northstars |
| 2-15-1-0 | W-L-OTW-OTL | 14-3-0-0 |
| L-L-L-OTW-L | Last Five Games | W-L-L-W-W |
| 46 | Goals For | 100 |
| 112 | Goals Against | 63 |
| 7 / 88 (7.95%) | Power Play | 22 / 78 (28.21%) |
| 25 / 94 (73.4%) | Penalty Kill | 10 / 89 (88.76%) |
LAST GAME BETWEEN ICE AND NORTHSTARS
Saturday 2nd July, 2022 at Hunter Ice Skating Stadium, Newcastle
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | TOTAL |
| Melbourne Ice | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Newcastle Northstars | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
Scoring Summary:
Melbourne Ice: Lachie Cincotta 1G for 1pt. Zach Boyle 1G for 1pt. Austin McKenzie 1G for 1pt. Christian Pansino 1A for 1pt. Josh Walt 1A for 1pt. Daniel Machin 1A for 1pt. Paul Lazzarotto 1A for 1pt.
Newcastle Northstars: Francis Drolet 3G 2A for 5pts. Daniel Berno 2G 3A for 5pts. Liam Manwarring 2G 1A for 3pts. Richard Tesarik 1G 3A for 4pts. Robert Malloy 1G 2A for 3pts. Dash Quartarolo 1A for 1pt. Sean Oultram 1A for 1pt. Ethan Hawes 1A for 1pt. John Kennedy Jr. 1A for 1pt. Patrick Nadin 1A for 1pt.
Goalie Statistics:
Ethan Spelde (W) 16 saves on 19 shots (0.842 SV%)
Michael James (L) 34 saves on 43 shots (0.791 SV%)
| Melbourne Ice | HEAD TO HEAD STATISTICS (since 2005) | Newcastle Northstars |
| 21-26-7-2 | Head to Head (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 26-21-2-7 |
| 8-9-8-1 | Head To Head At O’Brien Icehouse (W-L-OTW-OTL) | 9-8-1-8 |
| 206 / 223 | Goals For / Goals Against | 223 / 206 |
| 75 / 73 | Goals For / Goals Against At O’Brien Icehouse | 73 / 75 |