Chicago Wolves Game Notes CHICAGO at GRAND RAPIDS FEBRUARY 10, 2019 3 P.M
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2018-19 Chicago Wolves Game Notes CHICAGO AT GRAND RAPIDS FEBRUARY 10, 2019 3 p.m. AHLTV 2018-19 EVERY-OTHER-DAY GUYS TALE OF THE TAPE During a normal American Hockey League regular season, the teams required to play 76 games aver- age nearly three games per week. But the Chicago Wolves just went through a stage -- from Jan. 6 to REGULAR-SEASON SERIES Feb. 8 -- where they played just nine games in a 34-day stretch. 3-2-0-0 Grand Rapids | 2-2-1-0 Chicago That means Rocky Thompson’s Wolves have to pick up the pace during another part of their sched- ule -- and that part has just began. When the Wolves earned a 3-2 overtime victory on Saturday at Milwaukee, that triggered a stretch when they’ll play 15 games in 30 days -- otherwise known as every other day. All 15 games are against Central Division foes as the Wolves will battle all seven teams in their division. 28-15-3-4 26-15-5-1 The good news is that the Wolves ran a similar gantlet last year at this time and fared just fine. From LEADING SCORERS IN SERIES Feb. 18 to March 22, 2018 -- a stretch of 33 days -- the Wolves posted an 11-3-1-0 record to continue GRAND RAPIDS CHICAGO climbing the Central Division ladder on their way to the title. Goaltender Oscar Dansk handled nine Skater G A Pts Skater G A Pts of those games and produced a 7-1-1 mark while allowing just 20 goals. Elson 4 2 6 Carr 1 6 7 Puempel 4 0 4 Macek 4 1 5 CROWDED NEAR THE TOP Saarijarvi 1 3 4 Quinney 2 3 5 The Wolves’ win on Saturday afternoon pushed their point total to 58 (good for third in the Central Camper 0 4 4 x Pirri 3 1 4 Division) and their points percentage to .617 (good for second in the division). Chicago also boasts the division’s best goals differential at +28. SERIES GAME-BY-GAME Date Location Result SF-SA PP PK The Wolves hoped to make up ground on their rivals Saturday night, but Grand Rapids posted a 4-1 Oct. 13 Allstate Arena W, 5-1 24-33 1-4 5-6 home win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Iowa needed overtime to defeat San Antonio 3-2 in Des Oct. 20 Van Andel Arena L, 3-5 28-32 0-6 3-4 Moines. The Griffins own a 5-point lead over the Wolves while the Wild are 3 points ahead. Today’s Nov. 24 Allstate Arena OTL, 3-4 30-31 0-3 4-4 game marks the final time this season the Wolves get to confront the division-leading Griffins directly. Nov. 28 Van Andel Arena L, 2-5 35-32 0-2 2-2 Jan. 16 Allstate Arena W, 5-2 27-30 1-4 3-3 DRIVEN TO LEAD THE LEAGUE Feb. 10 Van Andel Arena 3 p.m. It sounds weird, but left wing Daniel Carr didn’t keep up his usual production when he contributed “only” one point during Saturday’s win. Carr crashed the net to swat home a loose puck in the third THROWING IT BACK TO 2017 period, which pushed his league-leading point total to 58. He also paces the AHL in assists with 34 and Two years ago today, Wolves center Wade Megan shares second in goals (24) with Grand Rapids’ Chris Terry. scored his 22nd and 23rd goals of the year (on his way to an AHL-best 33 markers) to pace Chicago to a Perhaps some more numbers are required to explain Carr’s worth to the Wolves. In the six games he 7-3 home win over San Antonio. Goaltender Pheonix missed while playing for Vegas (NHL), the Wolves went 1-4-1-0 (.250). In the Wolves’ 25 wins in which Copley, now the proud owner of a three-year deal he has played, Carr owns 19 goals and 23 assists -- or 1.68 points per game. He’s solid in the team’s with the Washington Capitals, picked up the win in relief. What else was happening in the world? losses as well with 5 goals and 11 assists in 16 defeats. • Most of the world got to enjoy a penumbral lunar eclipse, aka a “snow moon.” Astrologists promised LAST TWO GAMES that “truly beautiful symmetry with Saturn will SATURDAY, FEB. 9 CHICAGO 3, (at) MILWAUKEE 2 (OT) turn talent to magic and bring practical results and • Right wing Brooks Macek’s goal 1:28 into overtime gave the Wolves the victory during a rare lasting achievements.” Saturday afternoon game at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. • Australia was overwhelmed by a record-setting heat wave, which included a high temperature of 42.9 • Forwards and scored in regulation while defenseman and T.J. Tynan Daniel Carr Dylan Coghlan degrees Celsius at the Sydney Airport that equated forward Curtis McKenzie set up Macek’s game-winner to 109.2 degrees Fahrenheit. • Goaltender Oscar Dansk stopped 20 shots to push his record in overtimes to 3-2 this season. • Also, Denver International Airport hit 80 degrees -- the warmest February day in Denver’s history. SATURDAY, FEB. 2 (at) CHICAGO 5, MANITOBA 2 • Migos (feat. Lil Uzi Vert) regained the top spot of the • The Wolves pulled away from Manitoba with a pair of goals in the third period, topping the road Billboard Hot 100 with “Bad And Boujee.” team in front of 11,108 fans at Allstate. • Forwards Tomas Hyka, Daniel Carr, Keegan Kolesar and Gage Quinney and defenseman Zach ALL-TIME RECORD BREAKDOWN Whitecloud all scored goals while Tyler Wong and Brooks Macek each notched two assists. Seasons Home Road Overall • Goaltender Oscar Dansk saved 24 of 26 shots in the win. 1996-2018 36-34-0-6-2 31-31-2-9-2 67-65-2-15-4 2018-19 Chicago Wolves Game Notes 2018-19 HOME-ROAD CONTRASTS BY THE NUMBERS Regular Season Home Away Difference The Wolves boast a 15-7-1-0 record in road games, a .674 winning percent- Goals For 3.37 3.70 0.33 age that ranks third in the league. That percentage also ranks third in Goals Against 3.16 2.70 0.46 .674 team history. The record is held by the 2006-07 Wolves, who finished the season with a road mark of 27-8-2-3, good for a .738 percentage in away games. RECORD BY DIVISION The Wolves boast three players who have appeared in all 47 games this season: Forwards Record Win % , and . That’s well above average among Central 19-14-4-1 .566 Keegan Kolesar Brooks Macek Curtis McKenzie North 2-0-1-0 .833 3 Central Division teams. Milwaukee shares the lead with three players who have played in Pacific 5-1-0-0 .833 all 51 of the Admirals’ contests. Texas also has three. Grand Rapids and Rockford have two, Iowa and San Antonio one and Manitoba hasn’t had anybody play in all 47 of its games. RECORD BY MONTH The Wolves’ prowess during even-strength play shows up in the league’s plus/minus ratings Record Win % as Chicago owns the top four spots. Veteran forward Daniel Carr continues to lead the October 6-2-0-1 .722 AHL with his +28 rating while linemate owns second place at +26. Rookie November 4-5-2-0 .455 4 Gage Quinney December 10-3-1-0 .750 defenseman Zach Whitecloud ranks third with a +25 while fellow rookie rearguard Nic Hague holds January 4-4-2-0 .500 down fourth place at +22. February 2-1-0-0 .667 March 0-0-0-0 .000 First-line center T.J. Tynan -- No. 18 on the Wolves roster but No. 1 in your heart -- re- April 0-0-0-0 .000 turned to the lineup Saturday after missing four games due to injury. Tynan made his 18 presence known during the second period when he knocked home a rebound to deliver IN OVERTIME (5-5) his ninth goal of the year. The Orland Park native owns 24 goals and 75 assists in 113 regular-season games for the Wolves, so his next point will be No. 100 in a Chicago uniform. Goaltender Saves-Shots SV% Oscar Dansk (3-2) 7-9 .778 The Wolves have scored 166 goals this season, the fifth-best mark in the league. Max Lagace (2-3) 5-8 .625 Chicago is outscoring its opponents by a 27-goal margin (166-138), good for the 28 fourth-best margin in the AHL. The Wolves are particularly impressive during the first period (+25) and on the road (+23). The Charlotte Checkers are the only team with a superior IN THE SHOOTOUT (0-1) goal differential on the road (+28). Shooter Goals-Chances SH% T.J. Tynan 1-1 1.000 AHL All-Star left wing Daniel Carr enters today’s action with a three-game goal Erik Brännström 0-1 .000 streak and with 18 points (7G, 11A) in the Wolves’ last 11 games. If he maintains his 1.41 Daniel Carr 0-1 .000 points-per-game pace the rest of the year, he’ll finish with 99 points this season. Reid Duke 0-1 .000 99 Brooks Macek 0-1 .000 That would be the most in the AHL since 2009-10, when Hershey’s Keith Aucoin posted 106 points in Stefan Matteau 0-1 .000 72 games. Brandon Pirri 0-1 .000 If you’ve suited up for the Wolves, chances are better than 50/50 that you’ve Goaltender Saves-Shots SV% also played in the National Hockey League.