Chicago Wolves Game Notes CHICAGO at MILWAUKEE MARCH 8, 2019 7 P.M
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2018-19 Chicago Wolves Game Notes CHICAGO AT MILWAUKEE MARCH 8, 2019 7 p.m. THE U TOO 2018-19 GETTING TIGHT AT THE TOP TALE OF THE TAPE Starting tonight, there are just 38 days left in the 2018-19 regular season -- but the schedule has the Chicago Wolves extremely busy. The Wolves face four three-in-three stretches in the last six week- REGULAR-SEASON SERIES ends, beginning tonight with Milwaukee before the Wolves return to Allstate Arena to welcome Iowa 3-3-2-0 Milwaukee | 5-2-0-1 Chicago on Saturday and the Admirals on Sunday. The Wolves also will spend 15 of their last 18 games of the regular season lining up against Central Division opponents, which makes every game count even more in the fight for a third straight division title. The race to the top of the Central Division has been tight all season, but the top three teams have created a bit of separation from the rest of the field heading into the final stretch of the regular 25-22-12-1 33-18-5-2 season. The Wolves are tied with Grand Rapids for first place with 73 points. Iowa is one point back in third, but has a game in hand. Rockford, Texas and Milwaukee are tied for the fourth and final Calder LEADING SCORERS IN SERIES Cup Playoffs spot with 63 points apiece. MILWAUKEE CHICAGO Skater G A Pts Skater G A Pts TIM BRESLIN UNSUNG HERO Tolvanen 2 5 7 Carr 10 4 14 Wolves fans have just two weeks to vote for the Tim Breslin Unsung Hero Award to recognize the Allard 2 4 6 Macek 4 8 12 player who best exemplifies Breslin’s on-ice spirit and team-first attitude. This year’s candidates, Donovan 3 2 5 Hague 1 5 6 nominated by the Wolves coaching staff, are center Gage Quinney and defensemen Griffin Reinhart Richard 3 1 4 Tynan 3 2 5 and Zac Leslie. SERIES GAME-BY-GAME Quinney has 15 goals and 20 assists this year to go with a +34 plus/minus rating and two short-handed Date Location Result SF-SA PP PK goals. Reinhart has recorded 10 points (4G, 6A) and 21 penalty minutes while holding down the blue Oct. 14 Allstate Arena W (OT), 5-4 20-27 1-4 0-3 line for the Wolves and consistently blocking shots. Leslie has stepped up to play both forward and Oct. 21 Allstate Arena SOL, 4-5 33-37 1-6 4-7 defense this season, notching a pair of goals and 12 assists in 49 games. Voting ends at noon on March Nov. 7 UW-M Panther Arena W, 5-3 30-37 2-4 3-5 22 and the winner will be honored prior to the Wolves game on Sunday, April 7, vs. Colorado. Nov. 11 Allstate Arena L, 2-7 29-27 1-5 2-2 Dec. 22 UW-M Panther Arena W, 3-1 18-38 0-3 3-3 Wolves center T.J. Tynan, who was coached by Breslin during his time playing for the Chicago Mission Dec. 26 UW-M Panther Arena W, 4-1 23-25 0-2 1-1 youth hockey organization, received the honor last season. Tynan delivered 13 goals and 43 assists Jan. 20 Allstate Arena L, 0-4 16-24 0-1 3-5 and played a crucial role on the penalty kill and power play. Feb. 9 UW-M Panther Arena W (OT), 3-2 26-22 0-3 2-2 March 8 UW-M Panther Arena 7 p.m. March 10 Allstate Arena 4 p.m. NEW GUY March 30 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. The Wolves announced Thursday they have signed forward Brady Shaw to a PTO, making him avail- April 5 UW-M Panther Arena 7 p.m. able for the Wolves’ three-in-three this weekend. Shaw, a 26-year-old from Ottawa, Ontario, has split his season between the ECHL’s Orlando Solar Bears and Fort Wayne Komets. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound THROWING IT BACK TO 1995 forward produced 21 goals and 29 assists in 54 games between the teams and ranks among the ECHL’s On March 8, 1995, Wolves goaltender Ray LeBlanc Top 25 in goals and points. Shaw played four years at the University of Vermont before starting his recorded the team’s first shutout, stopping all 50 professional career with the AHL’s San Antonio Rampage in 2016-17. shots he saw in the 3-0 blanking of the visiting Peoria Rivermen. What else was happening in the TEXAS TWO-STEP world around this time? TUESDAY, MARCH 5 (at) SAN ANTONIO 2, CHICAGO 1 (SO) • Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers played a show at the newly built United Center on the “Dogs With Wings” • Forward scored his second goal in as many games, but the Wolves eventually fell to Tye McGinn tour. the Rampage after failing to capitalize in the shootout. • Konstantinos Stephanopoulos was elected President • Forwards Tobias Lindberg and Matthew Weis added assists on the goal, both recording a point of Greece, becoming the fifth individual to hold the for the second consecutive game as well. position since the restoration of democratic rule in • Goaltender Max Lagace stopped 15 of 16 shots. 1974. • Michael Jordan was days away from announcing the SATURDAY, MARCH 2 (at) TEXAS 4, CHICAGO 2 end of his 17-month retirement from the NBA and rejoining the Chicago Bulls. • The Wolves scored the game’s first two goals but surrendered four unanswered tallies, including two power-play goals, to the Stars. ALL-TIME RECORD BREAKDOWN • Forwards Tye McGinn and Matthew Weis scored first-period goals for the Wolves. Seasons Home Road Overall • Goaltender Oscar Dansk saved 24 of 28 shots. 1994-2018 67-42-1-3-14 62-56-0-9-8 129-98-1-12-22 2018-19 Chicago Wolves Game Notes 2018-19 HOME-ROAD CONTRASTS BY THE NUMBERS Regular Season Home Away Difference The AHL announced a two-game suspension Thursday for San Antonio’s Jordan Nolan after Goals For 3.24 3.38 0.14 Goals Against 2.82 2.65 0.17 he launched himself at Wolves forward Daniel Carr on Tuesday. Carr, who missed Thurs- 2 day’s practice, leads the AHL in goals (30), points (71) and plus-minus rating (+35). While there’s no specific timetable for his return, it appears he’ll miss more time than Nolan. The Wolves RECORD BY DIVISION posted a 1-4-1-0 record in the games Carr missed while skating with Vegas from Nov. 23 to Dec. 2. Record Win % Central 26-17-4-2 .591 The Wolves’ prowess during even-strength play shows up in the league’s plus/minus rat- North 2-0-1-0 .833 ings as Chicago owns the top three spots and four of the top five. Daniel Carr continues Pacific 5-1-0-0 .833 3 to lead the AHL with his +35 rating while linemate Gage Quinney is second at +34. Rookie defensemen Zach Whitecloud ranks third at +33 while Nic Hague stands fifth at +26. RECORD BY MONTH Goaltender Max Lagace ranks fourth in the AHL with his 2.35 goals-against average that’s Record Win % October 6-2-0-1 .722 also the best in the Central Division. His .915 save percentage ranks ninth in the league. November 4-5-2-0 .455 4 Lagace has a 15-7-4 record in his 27 appearances for the Wolves this season and, along with December 10-3-1-0 .750 Oscar Dansk, plays a huge part in the Wolves allowing the third-lowest goals against per game in January 4-4-2-0 .500 the league at 2.74. February 8-3-0-0 .727 March 1-1-0-1 .500 Until recently, the Wolves and their NHL partner, the Vegas Golden Knights, have April 0-0-0-0 .000 been blessed with relatively good health this season. The Wolves have needed to use 30 just 30 players so far this season, which is 15 fewer than last season. Center Tobias IN OVERTIME (7-5) Lindberg became player No. 30 last Friday night, but new forward Brady Shaw could be No. 31 to- night. If he plays, then the Wolves can’t tie the franchise record for fewest players set in 1995-96. Goaltender Saves-Shots SV% Oscar Dansk (3-2) 7-9 .778 Max Lagace (4-3) 7-10 .700 The Wolves are outscoring their opponents by 33 goals this season (192-159), which trails only Syracuse and Bakersfield for the best goal differential in the AHL. Most of IN THE SHOOTOUT (0-2) 33 that advantage has been piled up during the first period, when Chicago has out- scored its foes 67-41. Nobody in the AHL is close to that +26 margin. The Wolves also outscore oppo- Shooter Goals-Chances SH% nents by 16 (60-44) in the third. Only Syracuse boasts a better differential. T.J. Tynan 1-2 .500 Erik Brännström 0-1 .000 The Wolves have scored 36 goals in their 14 games since the All-Star Break, which Daniel Carr 0-1 .000 means that AHL All-Star left wing Daniel Carr (9G, 9A) had a hand in 50 percent of Reid Duke 0-1 .000 the team’s goals during that time. He also leads all active AHL players in points per Brooks Macek 0-1 .000 50 Stefan Matteau 0-1 .000 game (1.37) and has been on pace to become the league’s most prolific points producer since Brandon Pirri 0-1 .000 Hershey’s Keith Aucoin (106 points) and teammate Alexandre Giroux (103) since 2009-10.