Chicago Wolves Game Notes IOWA at CHICAGO NOVEMBER 17, 2018 7 P.M
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2018-19 Chicago Wolves Game Notes IOWA AT CHICAGO NOVEMBER 17, 2018 7 p.m. CW50 OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE WILD 2018-19 The Iowa Wild barge into Allstate Arena tonight looking like a franchise hungry to earn its first Calder TALE OF THE TAPE Cup playoff berth since moving from Houston to Des Moines in 2013. The Wild share the Central Division lead in points -- Iowa and the Milwaukee Admirals own 21 apiece -- but new head coach Tim REGULAR-SEASON SERIES 0-0-0-0 Iowa | 0-0-0-0 Chicago Army’s team just shut out the Admirals in back-to-back games. The Wild also boast the AHL’s best power play (27.6 percent) and best penalty kill (89.4 percent). Historically, the Wolves have had their way with the Wild. In the first five years of this rivalry, Chicago has posted a .760 winning percentage against Iowa. That chasm wasn’t apparent last year as the teams split their eight-game series and the Wild actually outscored the Wolves 30-28. 10-4-1-0 8-5-0-1 SO DEPENDABLE The Chicago Wolves rank fifth in the American Hockey League in scoring with 3.93 goals per game LEADING SCORERS -- and one reason for this lofty position is the offense’s consistency. The Wolves are the only team in IOWA CHICAGO the Central Division and one of just five in the AHL (Providence, Rochester, Toronto, San Diego) that Skater G A Pts Skater G A Pts have scored at least 2 goals every time out. O’Reilly 3 13 16 Macek 14 7 21 Shaw 3 10 13 Carr 9 11 20 Only two previous Wolves teams have gone this long scoring at least two goals in every game. In Rau 6 6 12 Pirri 4 13 17 2003-04, John Anderson’s crew led by Steve Maltais (31 goals), Eric Healey (31 goals) and recent Martinsson 0 9 9 Tynan 7 9 13 Florida Panthers captain Derek MacKenzie (19 goals) lasted the first 18 games scoring at least two goals. In 1998-99, Anderson’s team scored at least two goals in each of the first 16 games thanks to SERIES GAME-BY-GAME Maltais (56 goals), Chris Marinucci (41 goals), Scott Pearson (23 goals) and others. Date Location Result SF-SA PP PK Nov. 17 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. WHY SO DEPENDABLE? Dec. 5 Wells Fargo Arena 7 p.m. When you have the league’s top two point-scorers, there aren’t many chances to experience offensive Dec. 7 Wells Fargo Arena 7 p.m. lulls. Right wing Brooks Macek leads the AHL in goals (14), points (21) and shooting percentage (51.9) Dec. 31 Wells Fargo Arena 3 p.m. while linemate Daniel Carr shares second in points (20) and first in power-play goals (6). Jan. 2 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. Feb. 17 Allstate Arena 3 p.m. There have only been two Wolves games this season when neither Carr nor Macek earned a spot March 9 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. on the scoresheet. The first happened on Opening Night (Oct. 5 at Colorado), when Carr drove over April 12 Wells Fargo Arena 7 p.m. from Las Vegas the day before the game and had little time to build chemistry with linemates Gage THROWING IT BACK TO 2013 Quinney and Tomas Hyka. The Wolves won that game 3-2 in overtime. The Wolves and the Wild met for the first time on The second game happened on Oct. 28 at San Antonio when the Wolves endured one of their two two- Oct. 24, 2013, in Des Moines. Iowa prevailed 5-4 in goal games -- a 3-2 loss to the Rampage that also serves as the only Wolves game this season where a shootout against eventual AHL Goaltender of the the team failed to score before second intermission. Year Jake Allen. Here’s what else was happening in the world: • “Royals” by Lorde was in the midst of a nine-week LAST WEEKEND run atop Billboard’s Top 100 charts. Katy Perry, Miley SUNDAY, NOV. 11 MILWAUKEE 7, (at) CHICAGO 2 Cyrus, Avicii and Drake owned the rest of the top 5. • Forwards Daniel Carr and Tyler Wong spotted the Wolves a 2-0 lead in the first period, but • “12 Years A Slave” was released in theaters five Milwaukee took control from there in front of 11,794 on Veterans Day at Allstate Arena. days before this game while “Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa” was released two days later. The former • Carr notched his league-leading sixth power-play goal of the year while Wong delivered his first made $188 million at the box office while the latter tally this season made $152 million. • Goaltender Oscar Dansk rejected 20 of 25 shots • PlayStation 4 was three weeks away from its debut while Xbox One was four weeks away. • During Wolves intermissions, people changed the SATURDAY, NOV. 10 ROCKFORD 4, (at) CHICAGO 3 channel to “The Big Bang Theory,” “Grey’s Anatomy” • Forward Brooks Macek regained sole possession of first place in the AHL goals race with his 13th and “Two and a Half Men.” and 14th, but the Wolves couldn’t finish the rally in the Illinois Lottery Cup opener • Forward Brandon Pirri handed out a season-high three assists while Keegan Kolesar recorded ALL-TIME RECORD BREAKDOWN his first goal of the season Seasons Home Road Overall • Goaltender Oscar Dansk stopped 19 of 23 shots 2013-2018 17-5-1-1 17-4-2-1 34-9-3-2 2018-19 Chicago Wolves Game Notes 2018-19 HOME-ROAD CONTRASTS BY THE NUMBERS Regular Season Home Away Difference Goaltender Oscar Dansk has started (and completed) the last five games for the Wolves. Goals For 4.17 3.75 0.42 That marks the team’s longest streak for a goaltender since Kasimir Kaskisuo handled six Goals Against 3.83 2.88 0.95 5 consecutive games from Jan. 20 to Feb. 3 last season. Kaskisuo posted a 5-0-1 record and allowed 12 goals during that stretch. Dansk has posted a 2-3-0 mark during this stretch. With Max Lagace apparently healthy again -- the Wolves sent Zach Fucale back to the ECHL’s Fort Wayne Kom- RECORD BY DIVISION ets on Wednesday -- Dansk might not have to play every minute this weekend. Record Win % Central 5-5-0-1 .500 The Wolves have enjoyed an amazing run against the Iowa Wild since the franchise North 1-0-0-0 1.000 moved from Houston to Des Moines during the summer of 2013. The Wolves own a .760 Pacific 2-0-0-0 1.000 winning percentage against the Wild, which includes a 12-game winning streak on Iowa’s12 home ice from 2014-16 that featured the Wolves outscoring Iowa by a 44-20 margin. RECORD BY MONTH Brooks Macek continues to lead the AHL with 14 goals as the 26-year-old from Record Win % Winnipeg has maintain a goal-per-game pace over the season’s first six weeks. Once October 6-2-0-1 .722 November 2-3-0-0 .400 14 he has scored one goal, there’s a really good chance he’s going to score another one December 0-0-0-0 .000 before the game ends. He has produced one hat trick, four two-goal efforts and three one-goal January 0-0-0-0 .000 games. His 14 goals are not a franchise record for most goals after 14 games: The absurd Steve February 0-0-0-0 .000 Maltais produced 22 goals in the Wolves’ first 14 games of 1995-96. March 0-0-0-0 .000 April 0-0-0-0 .000 The Wolves boast the AHL’s top three performers in plus/minus rating -- starting with left wing Daniel Carr at +18. Right wing Brooks Macek is next at +16 while center Gage IN OVERTIME (2-0) 18 Quinney checks in at No. 3 with a +15. To get a sense of how impressive it is for a trio of forwards to be leading the league in this category, a defenseman has won the AHL’s plus/minus Goaltender Saves-Shots SV% crown each of the last six seasons. Oscar Dansk (2-0) 7-7 1.000 The Wolves enter tonight’s game with 216 penalty minutes on their ledger, which averages out to a Central Division-leading 15.4 minutes per game. Head coach 216 Rocky Thompson has addressed the issue with his players, in part because last IN THE SHOOTOUT (0-1) year’s team did a superb job of staying out of the penalty box. The Wolves averaged just 11.2 penalty minutes per game -- third-best in the Western Conference. Shooter Goals-Chances SH% T.J. Tynan 1-1 1.000 If you’ve suited up for the Wolves, chances are better than 50/50 that you’ve Erik Brännström 0-1 .000 Daniel Carr 0-1 .000 also played in the National Hockey League. When Daniel Carr, Curtis Reid Duke 0-1 .000 353 McKenzie and Zach Whitecloud made their Wolves debuts on Oct. 5, they Brooks Macek 0-1 .000 became the 351st, 352nd and 353rd players (out of 615 Wolves all-time) who have competed for the Stefan Matteau 0-1 .000 Wolves and in the NHL. That 57.4 percent overall success rate is even higher among goaltenders. Of Brandon Pirri 0-1 .000 the 54 players who’ve tended the net for the Wolves over the years -- starting with original goaltenders Ray LeBlanc and Wendell Young and continuing through current Wolves Max Lagace Goaltender Saves-Shots SV% and Oscar Dansk -- 37 boast NHL experience (68.5 percent).