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
ST JOHN’S, NL. — After two weeks on the road, the St. John’s IceCaps return home to face the Binghamton Senators and the Syracuse Crunch. The IceCaps will first face the Senators for a pair on the 14th and 15th, following a pair against the Crunch on the 18th and 19th.
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| The Binghamtom Senators (20-25-2-1) hold the sixth spot in the North division, and are 25th in the league overall. The Senators have defeated the IceCaps in two out of their three previous games this season, and are in the bottom two in the division for the special teams penalty kill as well as the power-play. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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February 14th, 15th | St. John’s, NL
Season Series – Recap |
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- November 15, 2016 | STJ v BNG | Senators: A Much-Needed Win Provides Momentum
December 14, 2016 | STJ v BNG | Senators: Settling For One Point
January 6, 2017 | STJ v BNG |IceCaps – Senators: Eisenschmid, Lindgren Strong in Binghamton
February 14, 2017 | BNG v STJ |
February 15, 2017 | BNG v STJ |
March 31, 2017 | BNG v STJ |
April 1, 2017 | BNG v STJ |
April 8, 2017 | STJ v BNG |Syracuse Crunch The Syracuse Crunch are first in the North division and 12th in the league overall. The Crunch and the IceCaps have been evenly matched this season, with two wins for the Crunch and two wins for the IceCaps. Players to Watch - Cory Conacher – Conacher is the fourth overall leader in the league for assists with 31 assists in 39 games played.
- Matt Taormina – Taromina is the first Defenseman leader in the league with 40 points in 43 games played.
Notes Goaltenders According to the Syracuse Crunch on Twitter, forwards Erik Condra and Gabriel Dumont have been reassigned to the Crunch. - Wilcox 16-8-3 | 2.67 GAA | .900 Sv%
- Gudlevskis 8-7-6 | 2.67 GAA | .894 Sv%
Matchup February 18th, 19th | St. John’s, NL ICECAPS (stats as of Feb. 12, 2017) CRUNCH 52 (4th) Points (Div. Rank) 57 (1st) 23-21-5-1 Record 24-15-4-5 10-10-2-0 (home) Home/Away Record 9-9-3-3 (away) .520 Winning Percentage .594 139 Goals For 149 152 Goals Against 142 19.1% Power-play 15.5% 78.0% Penalty-kill 84.4% Season Series – Recap
- November 29, 2016 | SYR v STJ |Crunch – IceCaps: Penalty Parade Hands Syracuse A Win
- November 30, 2016 | SYR v STJ |Crunch – IceCaps: Another Shootout, Another Win
- December 31, 2016 | STJ v SYR |IceCaps – Crunch: Emotions Run High in Syracuse
- January 7, 2016 | STJ v SYR |IceCaps – Crunch: Heading Home on a High Note
- February 18, 2016 | SYR v STJ |
- February 19, 2016 |SYR v STJ |
- March 8, 2016 | STJ v SYR |
- March 11, 2016 | STJ v SYR |