Chicago Wolves Game Notes CHICAGO at IOWA DECEMBER 7, 2018 7 P.M
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2018-19 Chicago Wolves Game Notes CHICAGO AT IOWA DECEMBER 7, 2018 7 p.m. AHLTV GOING BACK-TO-BACK 2018-19 The Wolves snapped a five-game winless streak on Wednesday in Des Moines, overcoming a 3-0 TALE OF THE TAPE deficit to take a 4-3 overtime victory over the Wild. Rookie defenseman Nic Hague tallied two goals, including the winner in extra time, while forward Brandon Pirri added four assists on the night. REGULAR-SEASON SERIES 1-0-1-0 Iowa | 1-0-1-0 Chicago Tonight’s game will be the third time this season the Wolves have played a team in back-to-back games -- Chicago swept Colorado to open the season on Oct. 5-6 and split a pair of games with Manitoba on Nov. 2-3. CRANKING UP THE POWER 13-4-4-2 11-9-2-1 The Wolves stacked up three power-play goals in Wednesday night’s win -- courtesy of Daniel Carr, Nic Hague and Dylan Coghlan -- just like they did in their previous game on Sunday against the LEADING SCORERS Texas Stars. If producing three power-play goals in back-to-back games sounds like a big deal, that’s IOWA CHICAGO because it is. Skater G A Pts Skater G A Pts O’Reilly 5 18 23 Pirri 10 20 30 This marks the first time in more than 10 years that the Wolves have scored at least three PPGs in Rau 7 9 16 Carr 10 14 24 consecutive games. On Dec. 27, 2007, against the Rockford IceHogs, Steve Martins, Nathan Oystrick Shaw 3 13 16 Macek 15 7 22 and Brett Sterling delivered power-play goals in a 4-3 overtime win at Allstate Arena. The next night, Kunin 7 5 12 Tynan 4 16 20 the Wolves hit the road and earned a 4-3 win at Milwaukee as defenseman Joel Kwaitkowski racked up three consecutive goals -- all on the power play -- during a nine-minute stretch of the second period. SERIES GAME-BY-GAME Date Location Result SF-SA PP PK Nov. 17 Allstate Arena OTL, 3-4 32-27 3-8 4-6 SCREEN SAVER Dec. 5 Wells Fargo Arena W (OT) 4-3 30-19 3-6 2-2 Forward Curtis McKenzie was on the ice for all three power-play goals that the Wolves scored in Dec. 7 Wells Fargo Arena 7 p.m. regulation on Wednesday, but the vital role he played won’t show up on the stat sheet. McKenzie was Dec. 31 Wells Fargo Arena 3 p.m. posted in front of the crease on each of the three tallies, screening goaltender Kaapo Kahknonen so Jan. 2 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. his teammates could find the twine. Feb. 17 Allstate Arena 3 p.m. March 9 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. April 12 Wells Fargo Arena 7 p.m. THE D-MEN GETTING OFFENSIVE THROWING IT BACK TO 2004 Of the Wolves’ 24 goals in the last seven contests, 10 have come off the stick of a defenseman. Nic Hague has scored three goals, Dylan Coghlan has tabbed two, while Erik Brännström, Jake The Wolves haven’t won on National Pearl Harbor Bischoff, Zac Leslie, Griffin Reinhart and Zach Whitecloud each have one goal in the span. In the Remembrance Day since 2004, when goaltender Kari 16 games prior to this spree, the team’s eight blueliners had combined for nine goals. Lehtonen stopped 31 shots to earn a 5-0 victory at San Antonio. What else was happening in the world? • AOL and WebEx announced they were seeking ways for AOL’s AIM instant messaging service to become LAST TWO GAMES more appealing to personal users. In other tech WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5 CHICAGO 4, (at) IOWA 3 (OT) news, there was discussion about the benefits of • Defenseman Nic Hague scored with 57 seconds left in overtime to cap a furious Wolves rally “super fast” 3G network technology from a 3-0 deficit. • “Oceans Twelve” ranked as America’s No. 1 movie • Hague, forward Daniel Carr and defenseman Dylan Coghlan produced power-play goals during and the average admission price was $6.21. • “ Drop It Like It’s Hot” by Snoop Dogg (with help the comeback and forward assisted on all four goals in the comeback win. Brandon Pirri from Pharrell) was on its way to the top spot on the • Goaltender Max Lagace made 16 saves. Billboard’s Top 100 chart. It wound up being voted the No. 1 rap song of the decade. • On Dec. 1, Tom Brokaw signed off for the final time as SUNDAY, DEC. 2 TEXAS 7, (at) CHICAGO 4 anchor of NBC’s Nightly News. Brokaw spent nearly • The Wolves scored one power-play goal in each period -- tying the team’s season-high with three 23 years in the job. PPG -- but they were overpowered by the Stars’ offensive charge. • Center Matthew Weis scored his first pro goal while defensemanDylan Coghlan and forwards ALL-TIME RECORD BREAKDOWN Brandon Pirri and Reid Duke also scored for Chicago. Seasons Home Road Overall • Goaltender Max Lagace recorded 27 saves. 2013-2018 17-5-2-1 18-4-2-1 35-9-4-2 2018-19 Chicago Wolves Game Notes 2018-19 BY THE NUMBERS HOME-ROAD CONTRASTS Regular Season Home Away Difference The American Hockey League announced Tuesday that Wolves forward Alex Gallant has Goals For 3.67 3.91 0.24 been suspended for two games for his actions that led to a match penalty during the third Goals Against 4.00 3.00 1.00 2 period of Sunday’s game against the Texas Stars. Gallant’s penalty came as a result of his decision to defend goaltender Max Lagace after a brief skirmish with a Stars skater. Gallant missed Wednesday’s game against Iowa and will miss tonight’s game as well. RECORD BY DIVISION Record Win % In his first game back with the Wolves on loan from the Vegas Golden Knights, forward Central 8-9-2-1 .475 Daniel Carr picked up his seventh power-play goal (tied for the league lead) and an assist North 1-0-0-0 1.000 7 on Wednesday against the Wild. When Carr was recalled by Vegas on Nov. 22, he led the AHL Pacific 2-0-0-0 1.000 with 22 points on 9 goals and 13 assists. RECORD BY MONTH Defenseman Erik Brännström put up two assists in the Wolves’ overtime win on Record Win % Wednesday against the Wild, moving himself into a tie for fourth among all league October 6-2-0-1 .722 18 rearguards with 18 points (4G, 14A). He also owns five more points than the next-best November 4-5-2-0 .455 rookie defenseman, San Antonio’s Mitch Reinke. Brännström is riding a three-game point streak, December 1-2-0-0 .333 scoring a goal on Dec. 1 against San Antonio before consecutive two-assist showings on Dec. 2 January 0-0-0-0 .000 against Texas and Dec. 5 at Iowa. On Wednesday, the Eksjö native was named to Sweden’s preliminary February 0-0-0-0 .000 March 0-0-0-0 .000 roster for the 2019 World Junior Championship, taking place Dec. 26-Jan. 5 in Vancouver and Victoria, April 0-0-0-0 .000 British Columbia. Prior to Wednesday’s game, the Wild had given up just four power-play goals all IN OVERTIME (3-2) year as the league’s second-best penalty-killing unit. The Wolves came into Des Goaltender Saves-Shots SV% 21.1 Moines and scored three goals on the man-advantage on Wednesday night, Oscar Dansk (2-1) 7-8 .875 improving the Chicago power play to a conversion rate of 21.1 percent. Max Lagace (1-1) 1-2 .500 Brandon Pirri leads the American Hockey League with his 30 points, assisting on each of the four Wolves goals in Wednesday’s 4-3 overtime victory over Iowa. Pirri IN THE SHOOTOUT (0-1) 30 hadn’t handed out four assists in a game since April 12, 2013, when he produced 1 goal and 5 assists in a Rockford IceHogs’ 7-3 win over the Wolves. Lehigh Valley’s Phil Varone sits in Shooter Goals-Chances SH% second with 28 points (11G, 17A). T.J. Tynan 1-1 1.000 Erik Brännström 0-1 .000 Daniel Carr 0-1 .000 If you’ve suited up for the Wolves, chances are better than 50/50 that you’ve Reid Duke 0-1 .000 also played in the National Hockey League. When goaltender Eddie Pasquale Brooks Macek 0-1 .000 354 won his NHL debut Tuesday night for the Tampa Bay Lightning against the Stefan Matteau 0-1 .000 Detroit Red Wings, he became the 354th player (out of 615 Wolves all-time) who have competed for Brandon Pirri 0-1 .000 the Wolves and in the NHL. That 57.6 percent overall success rate is even higher among goaltenders. Of the 54 players who’ve tended the net for the Wolves over the years -- starting with original Goaltender Saves-Shots SV% Oscar Dansk 5-7 .714 goaltenders Ray LeBlanc and Wendell Young and continuing through current Wolves Max Lagace and Oscar Dansk -- 38 boast NHL experience (70.4 percent). RECORD BREAKDOWN When the Wolves... Record UPCOMING GAMES score four or more goals 10-2-0-1 Date Opponent Venue Time allow two or fewer goals 7-0-0-0 Saturday, Dec. 8 at Rockford** BMO Harris Bank Center 6 p.m. outshoot their opponent 5-7-1-0 Saturday, Dec.