IceCaps Weekly Forecast | ‘Caps Face Devils for a Pair at Home

Danielle Barnes

February 21, 2017

IceCaps Weekly Forecast | ‘Caps Face Devils for a Pair at Home — (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. — This week, the St. John’s IceCaps will face face the Albany Devils for a pair on the 24^th and 25^th.

Calendar: February 20 – 26
MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT	SUN

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St. John’s IceCaps
The IceCaps came up short in their four games last week, only taking away one win. Despite their struggles, the ‘Caps remain at fourth in the North division and 19th in the league overall. With the home team advantage this week, as well as the team’s strong power-play, the IceCaps may be able to use this to their advantage and defeat the second division leaders.
Players to Watch
Zach Redmond – Redmond has played 12 games with the IceCaps accumulating a total of eight points. His efforts in the IceCaps win against the division leaders on the 18^th earned him the third star of the game. Charles Hudon – Hudon has remained strong all season and continues to be one of the top players on the team with 32 points in 34 games played.
Notes	Goaltenders
Forward David Broll has been signed to a one year AHL contract extension for 2017-2018.	Lindgren 17-14-1\| 2.74 GAA \| .911 Sv% Danis 7-6-0 \| 3.11 GAA \| .900 Sv%

Friday and Saturday February 24th, 25th

Albany Devils

The Albany Devils (30-22-1-1) have remained strong over the last couple of months, continuing to hold their spot at second in the North division. The Devils and the IceCaps have faced each other in five previous games this season, resulting in four wins for the Devils and one for the ‘Caps.

Players to Watch

Andrew MacWilliam – MacWilliam is the first defenseman leader in the league for major penalties with a total of 7, and has the most penalty minutes on the team with 81 minutes.
Ben Sexton – Sexton has the most goals scored on the team, with 19 so far this season.

Notes

Goaltenders

The Devils won their first shutout of the season against the Penguins on the 17^th, with a score of 4-0.

Appleby – 14-11-0 | 2.45 GAA | .906 Sv%
Blackwood – 11-7-2 | 2.84 GAA | .899 Sv%

Matchup

February 24th, 25th | St. John’s, NL

ICECAPS	(stats as of Feb. 19, 2017)	DEVILS
55 (4th)	Points (Div. Rank)	62 (2nd)
24-23-6-1	Record	30-22-1-1
11-12-3-0 (home)	Home/Away Record	13-13-0-1 (away)
.509	Winning Percentage	.574
154	Goals For	152
167	Goals Against	147
19.5%	Power-play	19.0%
77.6 %	Penalty-kill	85.0%

Season Series – Recap

October 15, 2016 | STJ 2 ALB 5 | Gritty Hockey Leaves Caps Still Searching for a Win
November 12, 2016 | STJ ALB | Devils: Strong Power Play, But ‘Caps Come Up Short
January 4, 2017 | STJ ALB | Devils: Struggling Offense, Penalty Kill Hinder ‘Caps
January 21, 2017 | ALB STJ| Devils – IceCaps: Victory At Last
January 22, 2017 | ALB STJ | Devils – IceCaps: Grabbing Another Point
February 24, 2017 | ALB STJ |
February 25, 2017 | ALB STJ |
April 7, 2017 | STJ ALB |

Friday and Saturday February 24th, 25th

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