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IceHogs Gameday BMO HARRIS BANK CENTER • ICEHOGS VS WOLVES • REGULAR SEASON GAME 19 (HOME GAME 10) NOVEMBER 29, 2019 • TIME: 7 PM • RADIO: FACEBOOK, SPORTSFAN1330.COM Game notes Players to watch • TWO FOR YOU: The IceHogs have limited the Wolves to two or few- brandon er goals in nine of the last 11 games. That stretch includes three of four games this season after the Hogs held Chicago to one goal in the most hagel recent meeting of the series on Nov. 10 (4-1 win). #22 • FOUR SCORE: The IceHogs enter Friday's game tied for the fran- chise's longest win streak overall against Chicago with four straight AGE POS GP G A PIM +/- wins. The only other time in team history in which the Hogs won four 21 F 17 4 5 12 +2 straight games against the Wolves was Nov. 20 - Dec. 27, 2009. Brandon Hagel has notched eight points over his last 11 games since Oct. 30. His eight • HOME IS WHERE THE HOG IS: Rockford has won six of its last points (4g, 4a) are tied for the team lead and seven home games, with its only loss in that span a 4-0 shutout on Nov. share 10th among all AHL rookies dating 8 against Manitoba. Overall, the IceHogs' six total home wins are tied back to Oct. 30. for the third-most in the Western Conference and are just two wins shy of the conference's top win total from Milwaukee (8) and Tucson (8). jacob • POWER UP: Despite ranking 26th in the AHL in power-play percent- Nilsson age, the IceHogs enter Friday with seven power-play goals over their last nine games. The Hogs scored just one power-play goal over their #21 first nine games of the season prior to the current stretch. AGE POS GP G A PIM +/- • TOMMY BOY: Matt Tomkins is riding his first career AHL win streak 26 F 18 4 6 8 +1 following last Sunday's OT win against San Antonio. The netminder Nilsson scored a goal for the second straight has turned aside 39 of 42 pucks over those two victories while posting a game Tuesday and now has points in four of 1.52 GAA with a .929 save percentage. his last five games dating to Nov. 15. Nilsson has combined for two goals and two asssits • TONIGHT'S PROMOTION: The IceHogs host their second annual over that five-game stretch. Hockey Fights Cancer Night and will don specialty jerseys for the con- test. Proceeds from the night will benefit SwedishAmerican Foundation. lucas elvenes Matchup #25 Snapshot Vs. RECORD 9-8-0-1 9-12-1-0 AGE POS GP G A PIM +/- goals/game 2.94 2.45 20 F 22 6 19 4 -6 Elvenes boasts a better-than-point-per-game shots/game 29.83 26.05 average entering Friday with 25 points in 22 Goals Against/Game 3.28 3.14 contests on the year. He leads the Wolves in Power play pct. 11.4% 18.5% scoring in the series with Rockford, totaling Penalty Kill Pct. 74.0% 79.0% six points through four contests. STREAK 0-1-0-0 1-0-0-0 Leading Scorer 2 players (12) Elvenes (25) Next home game The Chicago Wolves have dropped nine of their last 12 games since the beginning of the month to fall from 6-3-1-0 to their current record of 9-12-1-0 entering Friday. The team is led in scoring by Vs. standout rookie Lucas Elvenes, who is tied for first in the AHL with 25 points and ranks first overall among league skaters with 19 BMO Harris Bank Center assists on the year. He also has six points in four games vs. RFD. Sat. Nov 30 | 5:00 PM.