Game Day Video Preview: Rangers face Sarnia Tuesday at The Aud
Kitchener, Ont. – The Kitchener Rangers return to action Tuesday night against the Sarnia Sting for the only OHL game on the docket. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. at The Aud and great seats are still available here.
Notable Links:
- Tickets: Buy Online | (519) 578-1570
- TV: Rogers TV, cable 20 (Kitchener)
- TV: Cogeco TV, cable 6 (Sarnia)
- TV: Super Sports Pack, cable 463 (Ontario)
- Video Stream: OHL Live | CHL App
- Radio: CityNews 570 AM CKGL
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Head-to-Head:
Despite the recent success for the Sting this season, this matchup has been highly dominated by the Rangers. In the past five seasons, Kitchener is 15-4-0-2 and 8-2-0-1 at The Aud. Sarnia has earned a two-game lead on the season series this campaign. The Sting doubled up the Rangers 6-3 at The Aud on the opening game of the season on Sep. 30 and 4-2 in Sarnia earlier this month.
Kitchener sits in eighth spot in the Western Conference with 40 points and has a 4-6-0-0 record in their last 10 games. Kitchener has also taken six of a possible 10 points in their last five games as they start to heat up.
Sarnia sits fourth in the Western Conference with 52 points and have an impressive recent form with a 7-3-0-0 record over their last 10 games. They most recently earned a convincing 8-2 road victory over the Saginaw Spirit Saturday night.
Scouting the Rangers:
Francesco Arcuri (Dallas Stars) and Francesco Pinelli (Los Angeles Kings) have been leading the Kitchener offence recently, both scoring in the last three games. They are joint at the top of the Rangers’ roster in points with 54 points each. Francesco Arcuri has scored 32 goals and added 22 assists in 45 games and Francesco Pinelli has scored 27 goals and added 27 assists in just 35 games.
Francesco Pinelli has points in six straight games recording six goals and five assists and Francesco Arcuri has points in three straight games with four goals and two assists. Another pair of Rangers have joined the Francesco’s in their fine form with Carson Rehkopf (1G 3A) and Lleyton Moore (4A) earning points in three straight games.
Carson Rehkopf was recently named the CHL/NHL Top Prospects game’s Player of the Game and first star of the game in Langley, B.C. Rehkopf is third on the Rangers roster with 37 points (19G, 18A) in 42 games in his NHL Draft season. Defenceman Hunter Brzustewicz, also NHL Draft eligible this season, also competed in the CHL/NHL Top Prospects game. He has helped quarterback the Rangers power-play this season, now having the fourth most power-play assists in the league with 17, good enough for second most by all defencemen.
Kitchener continues to get offence through their defence with Lleyton Moore ranking eighth in the OHL in points by a defenceman with 36 points (4G 32A) in 43 games and Hunter Brzustewicz has 33 points (3G 30A) in 42 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 are six Kitchener skaters that are both drafted, and signed, by their NHL clubs respectively.
Scouting the Sting:
Two Sting players enter Tuesday night’s game on multi-game point streaks. Ethan Del Mastro (Chicago Blackhawks) has points in four-straight with one goal and seven assists and Ty Voit (Toronto Maple Leafs) also has points in four-straight with two goals and three assists.
Voit now ranks second in points among all OHL skaters after being ranked first for majority of the year. He has 12 goals and 55 assists in 43 games. His 55 assists lead the league with the next closest player still 10 assists away. He also leads the league in power-play assists with 25.
Christian Kyrou (Dallas Stars) leads the Sting defence with 49 points (13G 36A) in 40 games. That point total is good for third in the league amongst defencemen. He is also third in both goals (13) and assists (36).
Sarnia is coming off an 8-2 routing of Saginaw on the road Saturday night. Sasha Pastujov (Anaheim Ducks) led the way with four points (1G 3A) in the game and Luca DelBelBelluz (Columbus Blue Jackets) led the team with two goals.
Nolan Burke (Nashville Predators), Luca DelBelBelluz (Columbus Blue Jackets), Ethan Del Mastro (Chicago Blackhawks), Benjamin Gaudreau (San Jose Sharks), Christian Kyrou (Dallas Stars), Ryan Mast (Boston Bruins), Sasha Pastujov (Anaheim Ducks), Sandis Vilmanis (Florida Panthers) and Ty Voit (Toronto Maple Leafs) are nine Kitchener skaters that are both drafted or signed, by their NHL clubs respectively.
Broadcast Coverage:
Tuesday night’s contest will be televised live throughout Kitchener and the Waterloo Region on Rogers TV, cable channel 20. In addition, the contest can be watched across the province of Ontario on the Super Sports Pack on 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 including 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.
Next Up:
The Rangers will play a three-in-three this weekend beginning Friday night at The Aud. Kitchener will host Guelph Friday, before playing Niagara Saturday and Guelph Sunday, both on the road.
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]
