2018-19 Chicago Wolves Game Notes CHICAGO AT MILWAUKEE FEBRUARY 9, 2019 1 p.m. CW50 2018-19 SETTING OUR AWAY MESSAGE TALE OF THE TAPE Tonight marks the first of four straight games the Chicago Wolves will spend on the road, which marks the second-longest stretch this season. The Wolves seem to thrive outside the friendly confines of REGULAR-SEASON SERIES Allstate Arena, collecting a 14-7-1-0 road record this year that includes a six-game road winning streak 3-3-1-0 Milwaukee | 4-2-0-1 Chicago from Dec. 5-28. The penalty kill is also doing well in opposing rinks, improving to an 86.1 percent average from the overall 81.4 percent penalty kill rate. The Wolves have been impressive on the road regardless of which rink they’re in, but Milwaukee seems to be extra productive for the boys in burgundy. The Wolves and Admirals each have scored 25 goals in the seven games of the series so far this season, but Chicago owns a 12-5 advantage in 22-19-8-1 25-15-5-1 scoring at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena this year. In fact, the last time the Wolves suffered a regula- tion or overtime loss in Milwaukee was more than a year ago when Milwaukee came back in the third LEADING SCORERS IN SERIES period to force overtime before scoring halfway through the extra session to win 3-2 on Nov. 24, 2017. MILWAUKEE CHICAGO Skater G A Pts Skater G A Pts With things so highly contested in the division, a good road stretch might be what the Wolves need to Tolvanen 2 4 6 Carr 9 4 13 break away from the pack. Milwaukee (53 points) sits just three points behind the Wolves (56 points) Allard 2 4 6 Macek 3 8 11 while Grand Rapids (61 points), which the Wolves will face Sunday, has a five-point advantage on the Donovan 3 2 5 Hague 1 4 5 Wolves and leads the Central. Richard 3 1 4 McKenzie 1 3 4 SERIES GAME-BY-GAME GOAL DIFFERENTIAL PER GAME Date Location Result SF-SA PP PK Not only do the Wolves average the most goals in the Central Division with 3.54 per game, they also Oct. 14 Allstate Arena W (OT), 5-4 20-27 1-4 0-3 boast the largest goal differential per game. Chicago has scored 27 more goals (163-136) than its Oct. 21 Allstate Arena SOL, 4-5 33-37 1-6 4-7 opponents in 46 games so far this year, a 0.58 goals per game differential that ranks fourth among Nov. 7 UW-M Panther Arena W, 5-3 30-37 2-4 3-5 all AHL teams. 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 TEAM G GF GA +/- Avg. Dec. 26 UW-M Panther Arena W, 4-1 23-25 0-2 1-1 Chicago 46 163 136 27 0.58 Jan. 20 Allstate Arena L, 0-4 16-24 0-1 3-5 Iowa 49 164 142 22 0.45 Feb. 9 UW-M Panther Arena 1 p.m. Texas 46 153 142 11 0.23 March 8 UW-M Panther Arena 7 p.m. March 10 Allstate Arena 4 p.m. Grand Rapids 49 144 139 5 0.10 March 30 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. Milwaukee 50 132 138 -6 -0.12 April 5 UW-M Panther Arena 7 p.m. San Antonio 47 126 135 -9 -0.19 Rockford 50 118 136 -18 -0.36 THROWING IT BACK TO 2000 Manitoba 46 116 144 -28 -0.60 19 years ago, goaltender Wendell Young became the first in franchise history to record shutouts in back- to-back starts. He blanked the Michigan K-Wings 6-0 LAST TWO GAMES on Feb. 1 before defeating Manitoba 2-0 on Feb. 9, 2000. What else was happening in the world? SATURDAY, FEB. 2 (at) CHICAGO 5, MANITOBA 2 • An estimated 357,817 babies were born on this day • The Wolves pulled away from Manitoba with a pair of goals in the third period, topping the road worldwide. The most popular baby names in the U.S. team in front of 11,108 fans at Allstate. at the time were Emily and Jacob. • Forwards Tomas Hyka, Daniel Carr, Keegan Kolesar and Gage Quinney and defenseman Zach • You might have spent free time listening to “I Knew I Whitecloud all scored goals while Tyler Wong and Brooks Macek each notched two assists. Loved You” by Savage Garden, playing “007 Racing” • Goaltender Oscar Dansk saved 24 of 26 shots in the win. on PlayStation or reading “Harry Potter and the • Prisoner of Azkaban.” FRIDAY, FEB. 1 (at) ROCKFORD 5, CHICAGO 2 • The film “Magnolia” won the Golden Bear, the highest prize awarded for the best film, at the 50th • The Wolves jumped to an early lead, but the IceHogs reeled off four goals in a row to set the tone Berlin International Film Festival. for the Illinois Lottery Cup victory in Rockford. • Forwards Daniel Carr and Gage Quinney produced one goal and one assist apiece while Brooks ALL-TIME RECORD BREAKDOWN Macek and Tomas Hyka also picked up assists • Goaltender Oscar Dansk stopped 14 of 18 shots before giving way to Zach Fucale. Seasons Home Road Overall 1994-2018 67-43-1-3-14 61-56-0-9-8 128-99-1-12-22 2018-19 Chicago Wolves Game Notes 2018-19 HOME-ROAD CONTRASTS BY THE NUMBERS Regular Season Home Away Difference The Wolves have a 14-7-1-0 record in road games, a .659 winning percent- Goals For 3.37 3.73 0.36 age that is tied for fourth in the league. The mark is third in team history, Goals Against 3.16 2.73 0.43 .659 however. The record is held by the 2006-07 Wolves, who finished the sea- son 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 46 games this season: Forwards Record Win % , and . That’s better than average in the Central 18-14-4-1 .554 Keegan Kolesar Brooks Macek Curtis McKenzie North 2-0-1-0 .833 3 Central Division. Milwaukee leads all divisional teams with five players who have played in Pacific 5-1-0-0 .833 all 50 of the Admirals’ contests. Texas has 3, Grand Rapids and Rockford 2, Iowa and San Antonio 1 and Manitoba hasn’t had anybody play in all 46 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 AHL October 6-2-0-1 .722 with his +27 rating while linemate jumped into second place at +25. Rookie November 4-5-2-0 .455 4 Gage Quinney December 10-3-1-0 .750 defenseman Zach Whitecloud is third with a +24 while fellow rookie rearguard Nic Hague shares January 4-4-2-0 .500 fourth place at +22 with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s Ethan Prow. February 1-1-0-0 .500 March 0-0-0-0 .000 Goaltender Max Lagace rejoined the Wolves on Friday after spending most of the last April 0-0-0-0 .000 month with the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights. Lagace appeared in one game during his 19 time with the Golden Knights -- stopping 27 of 31 shots in a 5-2 loss on Feb. 1 at Carolina. IN OVERTIME (4-5) For the Wolves this season, Lagace has appeared in 19 games and produced a 9-6-3 record with a 2.79 goals-against average and an .899 save percentage. Goaltender Saves-Shots SV% Oscar Dansk (2-2) 7-9 .778 The Wolves have scored 163 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 (163-136), good for the 27 fourth-best margin in the AHL. The Wolves are making up the most ground in the first period, outscoring opponents 60-35 in the opening frame. IN THE SHOOTOUT (0-1) Shooter Goals-Chances SH% AHL All-Star left wing Daniel Carr continues to own a comfortable lead in the T.J. Tynan 1-1 1.000 league’s scoring race as he owns 57 points (23G, 34A). He scored four points last Erik Brännström 0-1 .000 57 weekend to hold a three-point margin over Syracuse’s Carter Verhaeghe. Carr also Daniel Carr 0-1 .000 paces the AHL in assists and plus-minus rating (+27) and shares sixth in power-play goals (9). If he Reid Duke 0-1 .000 maintains his 1.43 points-per-game pace, he’ll deliver 100 points this season. That would be the most Brooks Macek 0-1 .000 Stefan Matteau 0-1 .000 in the AHL since 2009-10, when Hershey’s Keith Aucoin posted 106 points in 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. When recent Wolves forward Oscar Dansk 5-7 .714 356 Mackenzie MacEachern made his NHL debut on Jan.