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2017-18 !!!!!CHICAGO!WOLVES ! GAME!NOTES CHICAGO at GRAND RAPIDS OCTOBER 27, 2017 6 p.m. THE U TOO 2017-18 FAMILIAR!FACES!IN!ENEMY!PLACES TALE!OF!THE!TAPE When forward Teemu Pulkkinen steps onto the ice tonight, he will be playing against a slew of 2016-17 REGULAR-SEASON SERIES familiar faces in a familiar arena. However, after spending two full seasons and earning a Calder Cup 8-2-0-0 Grand Rapids | 2-5-3-0 Chicago with the Grand Rapids Griffins, Pulkkinen comes to Van Andel Arena as the enemy. This isn’t the first time the 25-year-old has faced the Griffins in different colors. During the 2016-17 campaign, Pulkkinen LAST MEETING was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Wild. Of the 47 games he skated in with the Iowa Wild — May 13, 2017 Calder Cup Playoffs Minnesota’s AHL affiliate — eight of those contests were against Grand Rapids. Additionally, he made his Wild debut against Grand Rapids. VAN!REPAIR 2-4-0-1 2-3-1-0 The Wolves have struggled at Van Andel Arena over the last five seasons and have a 7-8-3-0 record to show for it. While that record is better than they fare in their own building — Allstate Arena (6-10-2-0) — 2016-17 SERIES LEADERBOARD against Grand Rapids, there is still plenty of room for improvement. Chicago especially struggled last season, earning just a single win at The Van in five regular-season games. While the Wolves received GRAND!RAPIDS CHICAGO the raw end of the deal, three of those contests were one-goal contests and two went to overtime. Skater G A Pts Skater G A Pts Grand Rapids only outscored Chicago 19-16 in those games. Svechnikov 5 5 10 Agostino 1 11 12 Street 4 6 10 Barbashev 5 1 6 Criscuolo 2 7 9 Megan 3 3 6 Nosek 4 4 8 Dunn 1 5 6 MAN!ADISBADVANTAGE Three at 6 Three at 5 Prior to Wednesday’s School-Day Game against the Manitoba Moose, the Wolves ranked second among the 30 teams in the American Hockey League with a 28 percent power-play success rate. Chicago managed to score on seven of their 25 man-advantage opportunities. On Wednesday, the 2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME Wolves’ fortunes changed and the club was 0-for-7 on the power play and dropped down to the No. 7 Date Location Result SF-SA PP PK spot with a 21.9 success rate. Oct. 14 Van Andel Arena L, 1-3 28-34 0-3 2-4 Oct. 15 Allstate Arena L, 2-4 25-28 1-4 5-6 Nov. 5 Van Andel Arena W, 4-2 35-36 0-1 1-1 BOTTOM!FEEDERS Dec. 7 Van Andel Arena OTL, 5-6 41-35 2-3 2-4 This season, both the Griffins and Wolves are off to not-so-hot starts. Grand Rapids stands last in the Dec. 11 Allstate Arena W, 4-1 20-28 0-2 4-4 Central Division with a 2-4-0-1 record while the Wolves are a few spots higher as the No. 5 seed with a Dec. 15 Allstate Arena L, 1-7 22-27 0-6 4-7 2-3-1-0 record. The Wolves have been outscored 22-21 by their opponents while the Griffins are being Jan. 20 Van Andel Arena L, 2-3 28-36 1-3 4-5 outscored 26-19. Feb. 3 Allstate Arena L, 2-5 32-30 1-5 1-2 March 17 Van Andel Arena OTL, 4-5 29-38 1-2 2-3 March 18 Allstate Arena OTL, 2-3 39-31 1-5 2-3 GAME!REWIND WEDNESDAY, OCT. 25 MANTIOBA 3, (at) CHICAGO 1 ALL-TIME RECORD • The Moose netted three straight goals en route to victory over the Wolves. Season Home Road Season Home Road • Center Ivan Barbashev collected Chicago’s lone goal in his first AHL game of the season. 1996-97 1-2-0 0-1-0 2007-08 1-1-0-0 2-0-0-0 • In his Wolves debut, goaltender Kasimir Kaskisuo made 23 saves. 1997-98 0-1-0 2-1-0 2008-09 1-1-0-0 0-2-0-0 1998-99 3-0-0 0-0-2 2009-10 3-0-0-0 2-1-0-0 1999-00 0-2-0 1-0-0 2010-11 1-2-0-0 2-1-0-0 SUNDAY, OCT. 22 (AT) CHICAGO 2, TUCSON 1 (OT) 2000-01 1-3-0 1-3-0 2011-12 2-0-0-0 1-0-1-0 • Chicago rebounded during overtime of a tight defensive game to split a two-game set with 2001-02 3-3-0-0 2-4-0-0 2012-13 0-2-1-1 1-1-2-0 Tucson. 2002-03 2-2-0-0 1-1-2-0 2013-14 3-2-0-0 2-3-0-0 • Forward Teemu Pulkkinen netted both Wolves goals for his first multi-goal game of the season. 2003-04 3-1-0-1 1-3-0-1 2014-15 1-2-1-0 3-1-0-0 • The Roadrunners’ lone goal was their second short-handed marker in as many games against the 2004-05 1-2-2-0 4-1-0-0 2015-16 1-3-0-0 1-2-1-0 Wolves. 2005-06 1-1-0-0 1-0-0-1 2016-17 1-3-1-0 1-2-2-0 • Goaltender Max Lagace earned his second victory of the year with a 23-save performance. 2006-07 2-0-0-0 0-1-1-0 2017-18 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Overall Record: 59-61-2-14-4 2017-18 !!!!!CHICAGO!WOLVES ! GAME!NOTES !!!!BY!THE!NUMBERS 2017-18 Kasimir Kaskisuo, the latest Wolves goaltender, appeared in his first game as a Chicago Wolves HOME-ROAD CONTRASTS player on Wednesday, but the 24-year-old netminder is still looking for his first victory. The Home Away Difference Wolves dropped Wednesday’s contest 3-1 to the Manitoba Moose as they allowed three straight Goals For 2.75 5.00 -2.25 F Goals Against 2.50 6.00 -3.50 goals before getting on the board with Kaskisuo on the bench for an extra skater. On Wednesday, defenseman Shea Theodore rifled a season individual-high eight shots RECORD BY DIVISION on net against goaltender Eric Comrie and the Manitoba Moose. While the Wolves are still Record Win % I juggling the lineup to find the right chemistry, Theodore has skated on a defensive pairing Central 0-1-0-0 .000 with both Keith Aulie and Kenney Morrison. Pacific 2-2-1-0 .500 Following Wednesday’s game against Manitoba, forward Brock Trotter — who donned No. 9 through four contests with Chicago — was released from his professional tryout contract. RECORD BY MONTH E The 30-year-old signed his contract with on Sept. 20 just prior to the start of training camp. Record Win % Trotter was one of three players on PTOs to begin the 2017-18 season. Fellow veteran Brett Sterling October 2-3-1-0 .417 November 0-0-0-0 .000 and rookie Curtis Leonard both earned contracts out of camp. Leonard was released from his PTO on December 0-0-0-0 .000 Oct. 9 and Sterling is still on the Wolves roster. Additionally, defenseman Keith Aulie signed a PTO January 0-0-0-0 .000 on Oct. 18. February 0-0-0-0 .000 March 0-0-0-0 .000 Sixteen skaters on the Chicago roster are still looking for their first goal of the season. April 0-0-0-0 .000 One of the most notable is forward T.J. Tynan. Through six games this season, Tynan GH has collected just two assists. In each of Tynan’s first three full American Hockey IN OVERTIME (0-0-1) League seasons, the 25-year-old netted at least 40 points. At his current point pace, Tynan is looking Goaltender Saves-Shots SV% at 25 points, a career-low. Oscar Dansk 4-5 .800 Max Lagace 0-0 .000 Defenseman Shea Theodore is just two games away from his 150th professional contest. At just 22 years old, Theodore is easily a top-four defenseman and has FJH logged major minutes for the Wolves over the course of his six-game tenure. He’s IN THE SHOOTOUT (0-0) also the team’s second-best scorer — behind only Teemu Pulkkinen — with nine points (4G, 5A). The Shooter Goals-Chances SH% Langley, British Columbia native has only skated two full professional seasons, but they’ve been split 0-0 .000 between the American and National Hockey Leagues. He also boasts 20 games of Stanley Cup Playoff 0-0 .000 experience with eight points (2G, 6A) in that span. 0-0 .000 Goaltender Saves-Shots SV% Sunday’s contest against the Tucson Roadrunners was not only defenseman Oscar Dansk 0-0 .000 Keith Aulie’s Wolves debut, it marked his 370th professional game. Across Max Lagace 0-0 .000 KLH a nine-year career, Aulie has skated with 12 American and National Hockey League teams. Additionally, the 28-year-old has registered 15 goals and 32 assists for 47 points in that span. This season, Aulie has skated in two games since signing a professional tryout contract RECORD BREAKDOWN with Chicago on Oct. 18. When the Wolves... Record score four or more goals 1-1-1-0 allow two or fewer goals 2-0-0-0 outshoot their opponent 2-2-1-0 UPCOMING!GAMES score first 2-0-1-0 Date Opponent Venue Time score a power-play goal 1-2-1-0 Saturday, Oct.