IceCaps Weekly Forecast | ‘Caps to Host Crunch, Penguins

Danielle Barnes

November 28, 2016

IceCaps Weekly Forecast | ‘Caps to Host Crunch, Penguins — (Photo by Colin Peddle/St. John's IceCaps)

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 Colin Peddle/St. John’s IceCaps)

ST JOHN’S, NL. — This week, the St. John’s IceCaps will play four home games against the Syracuse Crunch and the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins. The IceCaps will face the Crunch on the 29^th and 30^th, before facing the Penguins on December third and fourth.

Calendar: November 28 – December 4
MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT	SUN

	HOME	HOME			HOME	HOME

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St. John’s IceCaps
Last week, the IceCaps faced the Providence Bruins resulting in a win for the Bruins of 1-2 on the 25th, following a win of 4-3 for the IceCaps in a shootout the next night. The IceCaps continue to hold their spot at fourth in the North division, and remain strong in the power play holding the second spot in their division as well.
Players to Watch
Nikita Scherbak – After scoring the winning goal against the Bruins on the 26^th, Scherbak received the third star of the game. He leads the team with eight goals and seven assists in 20 games played. Bobby Farnham – Farnham holds the top spot for penalty minutes on the team, with 40 minutes overall this season.
Notes	Goaltenders
The Montreal Canadiens recalled Mark Barberio, and reassigned Joel Hanley to the IceCaps on November 23rd.	Lindgren 9-4-0 \| 2.22 GAA \| .933 Sv% Yanis 1-2-0 \| 3.49 GAA \| .886 Sv%

Tuesday and Wednesday November 29th, 30th

Syracuse Crunch

The Syracuse Crunch (10-5-0-1) will face the IceCaps for the first time this season on November 29^th and 30^th. The Crunch rank second in the North division following close behind the Albany Devils, and hold a spot in the top five in the special teams penalty kill.

Players to Watch

Yanni Gourde – Gourde leads the team with four goals and nine assists in 16 games played.
Tanner Richard – Richard held a goal streak from November 12^th to the 23^rd. He has six goals and four assists in 13 games played.

Notes

Goaltenders

Former IceCaps Gabriel Dumont and Michael Bournival, now members of the Crunch, will make their return to St. John’s.

Gudlevskis 4-2-1 | 3.18 GAA | .867 Sv%
Wilcox 6-3-0 | 2.43 GAA | .908 Sv%

Matchup

November 29th, 30th | St. John’s, NL.

ICECAPS	(stats as of Nov. 27, 2016)	CRUNCH
21 (4th)	Points (Div. Rank)	21 (2nd)
10-9-1-0	Record	10-5-0-1
5-3-0-0 (home)	Home/Away Record	4-4-0-0 (away)
.525	Winning Percentage	.656
61	Goals For	51
59	Goals Against	46
23.8%	Power-play	16.2%
79.5%	Penalty-kill	80.6%

Season Series – Recap

November 29, 2016 | SYR v STJ |
November 30, 2016 | SYR v STJ |
December 31, 2016 | STJ v SYR |
January 7, 2016 | STJ v SYR |
February 18, 2016 | SYR v STJ |
February 19, 2016 |SYR v STJ |
March 8, 2016 | STJ v SYR |
March 11, 2016 | STJ v SYR |

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Saturday and Sunday December 3rd, 4th

Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins

The Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins (13-4-2-0) will face the IceCaps for the first time this season on December third and fourth. The Penguins are first overall in the league, and first in special teams Atlantic division for the penalty kill.