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Game Preview: Phantoms vs. Hershey Bears

Saturday, 11.24.2012 / 12:05 PM / News
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Adirondack Phantoms (8-8-0-0: NHL - Philadelphia Flyers)
vs.
  Hershey Bears (6-9-1-0: NHL - Washington Capitals)

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1. HOME IS SWEET
With their 2-1 win last night over Norfolk, the Phantoms are riding a three-game winning streak on home ice… They have out-scored opponents 11-2 during that streak, scoring more than 50 percent of their goals (6-of-11) on the power play, which has gone 6-for-16 (37.5 percent) in the last three home games. 

2. GETTING AN EARLY LEAD
After starting the season with eight straight games in which the opponent has scored the first goal, the Phantoms have gotten on the board first in three of their last four games… Adirondack owns a perfect record when leading after the first period (1-0-0-0) and second period (3-0-0-0).

3. CHOCOLATE TOWN
This is the first of four meetings of the season with the Bears… Last season, Adirondack split their four games, going 2-2-0-0… Hershey has lost two straight games and five of their last six… The Bears have also been outshot in all but one of their 16 games so far this season.

4. Player to watch PHANTOMS: Sean Couturier
Sean Couturier has points in two straight games and three of his last four, recording three goals and four points in that span… So far in the month of November, he is averaging over a point-per-game with eight points (4G-4A) in seven games… Couturier ranks second on the team in scoring with 14 points.

5. Player to watch BEARS: Braden Holtby
The starting goaltender for the Washington Capitals in all 14 Stanley Cup Playoff games last season has played the majority of games for the Bears this year, posting a 4-6-0 record with a 2.69 goals-against average and .921 save percentage.

SCHEDULE

HOME
AWAY
PROMOTIONAL

STANDINGS

EASTERN CONFERENCE
  TEAM GP W L OT GF GA PTS
1 z - PIT 48 36 12 0 165 119 72
2 y - MTL 48 29 14 5 149 126 63
3 y - WSH 48 27 18 3 149 130 57
4 x - BOS 48 28 14 6 131 109 62
5 x - TOR 48 26 17 5 145 133 57
6 x - NYR 48 26 18 4 130 112 56
7 x - OTT 48 25 17 6 116 104 56
8 x - NYI 48 24 17 7 139 139 55
9 WPG 48 24 21 3 128 144 51
10 PHI 48 23 22 3 133 141 49
11 NJD 48 19 19 10 112 129 48
12 BUF 48 21 21 6 125 143 48
13 CAR 48 19 25 4 128 160 42
14 TBL 48 18 26 4 148 150 40
15 FLA 48 15 27 6 112 171 36

STATS

2012-2013 REGULAR SEASON
SKATERS: GP G A +/- Pts
C. Giroux 48 13 35 -7 48
J. Voracek 48 22 24 -7 46
W. Simmonds 45 15 17 -7 32
K. Timonen 45 5 24 3 29
B. Schenn 47 8 18 -8 26
M. Read 42 11 13 1 24
D. Briere 34 6 10 -13 16
S. Gagne 38 5 11 -1 16
S. Couturier 46 4 11 -8 15
R. Fedotenko 47 4 9 8 13
 
GOALIES: W L OT Sv% GAA
S. Mason 7 8 1 .916 2.59
I. Bryzgalov 19 17 3 .900 2.79



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