IceCaps Weekly Forecast | ‘Caps Face Marlies In Regular Season Finale

Danielle Barnes

April 11, 2017

IceCaps Weekly Forecast | ‘Caps Face Marlies In Regular Season Finale — (Photo by Amy Johnson | © Rocket Sports Media)

IceCaps Weekly Forecast gives a first look of the week ahead for your St. John’s IceCaps. Staff writer Danielle Barnes maps out the schedule, provides a statistical comparison of each matchup, identifies players to watch, as well as goaltenders and notes for each team. Refer to this page as your guide for each game in the IceCaps schedule this week.

by Danielle Barnes, Staff Writer, AHL Report

(Photo by Amy Johnson | © Rocket Sports Media)

ST JOHN’S, NL. — Following a busy week on the road, the St. John’s IceCaps return home to face the Toronto Marlies for a pair on the 14^th and 15^th

Calendar: April 10 – 16
MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT	SUN

				HOME	HOME

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St. John’s IceCaps
The St. John’s IceCaps are neck and neck with the Utica Comets in attempts to clinch a spot in the playoffs. The ‘Caps back-to-back wins against the Senators on the 8^th and Comets on the 9^th keep their playoff hopes alive, but defeating the Marlies in both games this week would clinch a spot.
Players to Watch
Chris Terry – Terry has been a force to be reckoned with all season, leading the team with 65 points in 56 games played. Charles Hudon – Hudon has also been strong presence on the team this season with 46 points in 54 games played.
Notes	Goaltenders
Niki Petti scored his first pro goal in his first game with the St. John’s IceCaps	Lindgren 23-17-6 \| 2.56 GAA \| .914 Sv% Fucale 1-2-0 \| 2.36 GAA \| .919 Sv% Danis 11-9-4 \| 2.99 GAA \| .902 Sv%

Friday and Saturday April 14th, 15th

Toronto Marlies

The Toronto Marlies (41-28-4-1) remain at the top of the North division with 87 points. Following the Marlies win against the IceCaps of 5-2 last week, the ‘Caps will be looking for redemption in hopes to secure a playoff spot. With the ‘Caps coming full force this week and having the home team advantage, the Marlies will have to put up a good fight to defeat their rivals.

Players to Watch

Kerby Rychel – Rychel leads the team with 50 points in 70 games played. He is also second on the team for penalty minutes with a total of 118 minutes.
Andreas Johnson – Johnson has played 72 games with the Marlies earning a total of 45 points.

Notes

Goaltenders

The Marlies hard work all season has paid off as the team has clinched a playoff position.

Sparks 20-8-0 | 2.07 GAA | .926 Sv%

Bibeau 13-14-5 | 3.08 GAA | .894 Sv%

Matchup

April 14th, 15th | St. John’s, NL

ICECAPS	(stats as of Apr. 10, 2017)	MARLIES
80 (4th)	Points (Div. Rank)	87 (1st)
35-29-8-2	Record	41-28-4-1
16-14-5-1 (home)	Home/Away Record	17-17-1-1 (away)
.541	Winning Percentage	.588
209	Goals For	239
214	Goals Against	200
18.7%	Power-play	22.4%
80.4%	Penalty-kill	82.2%

Season Series – Recap

November 5, 2016 | TOR 1 STJ 4 | Lindgren Stands Tall, Remains Undefeated
November 6, 2016 | TOR 3 STJ 2 | Penalties Add Up, ‘Caps Can’t Recover
November 19, 2016 | STJ 2 v TOR 1| Marlies: A Hard-Fought Win in Rival Territory
November 20, 2016 | STJ 0 v TOR 3 | Marlies: Lindgren Outstanding in Road Trip Finale
December 26, 2016 | STJ v TOR |Marlies: ‘Caps Hold Off Marlies on Boxing Day
January 27, 2017 | TOR v STJ |Marlies – Icecaps: Johnston Scores in First Game Back
January 28, 2017 | TOR v STJ |Marlies – IceCaps: ‘Caps Fail to Solve Marlies
March 4, 2017 | STJ v TOR | IceCaps – Marlies: Special Teams Struggle in Rivalry Matchup
March 5, 2017 | STJ v TOR | IceCaps – Marlies: Danis Earns His First Shutout of the Season
April 4, 2017 | STJ v TOR | IceCaps – Marlies: ‘Caps Give Up Five Unanswered in Toronto
April 14, 2017 | TOR v STJ |
April 15, 2017 | TOR v STJ |

Friday and Saturday April 14th, 15th

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