IceCaps Weekly Forecast | Caps Face Americans, Marlies on the Road

Danielle Barnes

February 28, 2017

IceCaps Weekly Forecast | Caps Face Americans, Marlies on the Road — (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. — The St. John’s IceCaps hit the road this week facing the Rochester Americans and the Toronto Marlies. The ‘Caps first head to New York to face the Americans on the 3^rd, before heading to Ontario to face the Marlies for a pair on the 4^th and 5^th.

Calendar: Febuary 27 – March 5
MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT	SUN

				AWAY	AWAY	AWAY

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St. John’s IceCaps
February proved to be a challenging month for the IceCaps, as they only won five out of their 12 games. However, the ‘Caps excel when they are on the road, coming up first in the North division for away games. The team remains at fourth in the North division just behind the Marlies at third, and continue to thrive in the special teams power-play while coming up short in the penalty kill.
Players to Watch
Chris Terry – Terry is the second leader in the league for points, with 50 in total. He is also second in the league for power-play goals with 12 so far this season. Tom Parisi – Rookie Tom Parisi has played 38 games this season, earning a total of 7 points.
Notes	Goaltenders
The IceCaps goalie Charlie Lindgren is 4th in the league for games played, playing 36 so far this season.	Lindgren 17-14-5\| 2.74 GAA \| .910 Sv% Danis 8-6-3 \| 3.16 GAA \| .899 Sv%

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Friday March 3rd

Rochester Americans

The Rochester Americans (22-31-0-2) rank at seventh in the North division and 28^th in the league overall. This is the first time the teams will meet in 2017, following an overtime win for the Amerks in mid December.

Players to Watch

Daniel Muzito-Bagenda – Muzito-Bagenda is fifth in the league overall for shooting percentage, with 24.2%.
Cole Schneider – Schneider leads the team with 45 points in 49 games played.

Notes

Goaltenders

The Buffalo Sabres recalled the Rochester Americans goalie Linus Ullmark on the 26th.

Ullmark 20-20-2 | 2.90 GAA | .910 Sv%
Muse 2-8-0 | 3.37 GAA | .901 Sv%

Matchup

March 3 | Rochester, NY.

AMERICANS	(stats as of Feb. 26, 2017)	ICECAPS
46 (7th)	Points (Div. Rank)	58 (4th)
22-31-0-2	Record	25-23-7-1
11-13-0-2 (home)	Home/Away Record	13-11-3-1 (away)
.418	Winning Percentage	.518
151	Goals For	161
181	Goals Against	174
15.3%	Power-play	19.2%
79.7%	Penalty-kill	78.2%

Season Series – Recap

October 28, 2016 | RCH 3 STJ 5 | Goaltending, Offense, Lafleur Highlight Home Opener
October 29, 2016 | RCH 5 STJ 2 | Special Teams Lose Momentum
November 18, 2016 | STJ 4 RCH 3|IceCaps – Americans: ‘Caps Rally in Shootout Win
December 17, 2016 | STJ v RCH | IceCaps – Americas: ‘Caps Come Back, Can’t Finish
March 3, 2017 | STJ v RCH |
March 10, 2017 | STJ v RCH |
March 17, 2017 | RCH v STJ |
March 18, 2017 | RCH v STJ |

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Saturday, Sunday March 4th, 5th

Toronto Marlies

The Toronto Marlies (29-23-3-1) rank at third in the North division and 14^th in the league overall. The Marlies held a winning streak from February 17th, to February 24^th with five wins, and remain in the top three for the special teams power-play and penalty kill.