GAME DAY 10 | Niagara IceDogs @ Ottawa 67’s – February 2nd, 2019
February 2nd, 2019
Niagara IceDogs (32-10-7-0 | 71 pts) @ Ottawa 67’s (37-9-3-1 | 78 pts) 7:00 pm
10 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE TONIGHT’S GAME
Organized by: Jordyn Moussa, Social Media and Sales Coordinator
1) The IceDogs finish their 3 in 3 weekend tonight with a match-up of the top teams in the East.
2) The IceDogs are looking to even the score in this season’s series against the 67’s at 2 wins each.
3) Niagara comes into this game on an 8-game winning streak, outscoring their opponents 46-16 in that span.
4)Jason Robertson’s 82 points on the season, ranks 3rd in the league. 45 of Robertson’s points are assists, ranking 5th in the league. His 37 goals also is 5th in the league. Akil Thomas’ 47 assists on the year rank 3rd in the league. Phil Tomasino leads the league with 9 game winning goals this season.
5) The IceDogs have the 6th ranked away power play, with 23.1% efficiency, and the 15th ranked home penalty kill, with a 74.3% efficiency rating. Jason Robertson is dominating the league in power play points, leading with 15 goals and 25 assists on the man advantage. Kirill Maksimov has 14 goals on the man advantage, 4th in the league. While Akil Thomas has 22 power play assists.
6) The 67’s home power play ranks 12th with a 22.2% efficiency, while their home penalty kill is ranked 8th with 81.4% efficiency.
7) Ottawa is led on the scoresheet by Tye Felhaber, whose 88 points on the season leads the league.
8) Felhaber also leads the league with the most first goals of the game scored, with 13.
9) Tonight’s game is likely to be a face off between Michael DiPietro and Stephen Dhillon between the pipes, with each goaltender coming off a win in their last start.
10) Tonight’s game is a match-up between the 1st and 3rd ranked teams in the league.
The IceDogs are back on home ice next Thursday as the Mississauga Steelheads come to town!
Limited tickets are remaining for next Thursday’s game, and can be purchased online HERE, or in person at the following locations:
IceDogs Meridian Centre Offices 905-687-3641
Meridian Centre Box Office
Pen Centre Customer Service
Seaway Mall Customer Service
