Game Day Video Preview: Rangers & Knights face-off in game four Tuesday at The Aud
Kitchener, Ont. – The Kitchener Rangers posted a commanding 6-1 victory over the London Knights in game three Sunday and look to tie the best-of-seven second round series after game four Tuesday in Kitchener. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. at The Aud. Standing room only tickets are available and can be purchased online here.
Notable Links:
- Tickets: Buy Online | (519) 578-1570
- TV: Rogers TV, cable 20 (Kitchener)
- TV: Rogers TV, cable 13 (London)
- TV: Super Sports Pack, cable 463 (Ontario)
- Video Stream: OHLLive.com | CHL App
- Radio: CityNews 570 AM CKGL
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Kitchener Rangers Playoff Tickets:
Rangers’ playoff tickets are sold online here. Fans can also call either (519) 578-1570 or (800) 265-8977 or can purchase tickets in person at the Activa Box Office at The Aud (400 East Ave. Kitchener, ON N2H 1Z6) or at Centre In The Square (101 Queen St. N. Kitchener, ON N2H 6P7).
Head-to-Head:
Both Kitchener and London swept their first round series over the Windsor Spitfires and Owen Sound Attack respectfully. Kitchener made history as the first-ever eighth seed to sweep a first seed in the OHL, knocking out the Western Conference regular season champions in four-straight games.
Now in the second round of the best-of-seven playoff series, the Knights won the first two games in London 5-1 and 8-4 before the Rangers took game three in Kitchener 6-1 on Sunday. Kitchener looks to tie the series 2-2 before heading back to London for game five this Thursday.
Between these two teams last season, the Rangers, as a seventh-seed, upset second-seed London in the first round by earning an overtime road victory in game seven to complete the 4-3 series victory. (Watch Highlights)
The home team has won all three games this series and the team that has scored first has won each game. The Blueshirts are undefeated on home-ice during the playoffs, winning three-straight games at The Aud this postseason.
Scouting the Rangers:
Rangers Captain Francesco Pinelli (Los Angeles King) has missed the last three games due to a three-game suspension for a blindside hit. In his series debut, Pinelli scored two goals including one shorthanded goal. Pinelli led all OHL players in the regular season with five shorthanded goals, and currently leads the OHL Playoffs with three shorthanded goals. Pinelli has seven points (4G, 3A) in four playoff games this campaign. He finished second on the team during the regular season with an impressive 90 points (41G, 49A) in 60 games.
Mitchell Martin leads the Rangers this postseason with nine points (4G, 5A) in seven games followed by Francesco Arcuri (Dallas Stars) who has seven points (5G, 2A) in seven games. Arcuri has four goals in three games against the Knights, scoring in each of the three games this series.
On defence, Roman Schmidt (Tampa Bay Lightning) scored the game-winning goal to life the Rangers past the Knights Sunday. NHL Draft eligible Hunter Brzustewicz has four points in seven games.
In net, Marco Costantini has the eighth-best goals against average (2.77) through seven playoff games.
Francesco Arcuri (Dallas Stars), Tomáš Hamara (Ottawa Senators), Filip Mešár (Montréal Canadiens), Francesco Pinelli (Los Angeles Kings), Roman Schmidt (Tampa Bay Lightning) and Danny Zhilkin (Winnipeg Jets) are six Kitchener skaters that are both drafted, and signed, by their NHL clubs respectively.
Scouting the Knights:
London’s Sean McGurn has the third-most points (14) in the playoffs, recording five goals and nine assists in seven games. Logan Mailloux (Montreal Canadiens) leads the Knights on the blue line with eight points (3G, 5A) in seven games.
Between-the-pipes, Brett Brochu has a 2.08 goals against average (GAA) and a .920 save percentage (SAV%).
Jackson Edward (Boston Bruins), Isaiah George (New York Islanders), Logan Mailloux (Montreal Canadiens), Max McCue (San Jose Sharks), Landon Sim (St. Louis Blues), and Ryan Winterton (Seattle Kraken) are the six London skaters that are drafted by their NHL clubs respectively.
Broadcast Coverage:
All Rangers playoff games will be televised live throughout Kitchener and the Waterloo Region on Rogers TV, cable channel 20. In addition, the games can be watched across the province of Ontario on the Super Sports Pack, with Tuesday’s game slated for channel 463 for cable subscribers. Jason Hagholm (play-by-play), Dan Polischuk (colour commentary) and Sean Furfaro (host) will call the game on television.
The game will be streamed live online in a web browser at OHLLive.com, and on the CHL App for mobile devices, including smart TV’s such as Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Fire.
Additionally, fans can listen to the game on the radio on CityNews 570 AM CKGL. Mike Farwell (play-by-play) and Chris Pope (colour commentary) will call the game on the radio. Fans can tune in to the radio pregame show 30 minutes prior to puck drop and can be a part of the broadcast with extended postgame shows as Farwell takes phone calls from Rangers Nation after all home games at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. Fans can call 519-570-2545 during the radio postgame shows to talk Rangers Hockey.
Photo Credit: Tiffany Luke / Kitchener Rangers
For inquiries, contact:
Dominic Hennig
Senior Director, Broadcasting, Communications & Hockey Operations
Kitchener Rangers Hockey Club
519-497-9342
[email protected]
