Brahmas - Wild Game 3 Playoff Preview
April 16, 2015 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Lone Star Brahmas News Release
Lone Star Brahmas vs. Wenatchee Wild
(Lone Star Brahmas)
Lone Star's first round NAHL Playoff Series against Wenatchee has proven to be just as tight as their regular season series. The two teams met four times during the season with the Brahmas holding a 2 - 1 - 1 record and outscoring the Wild 15 - 13. Their playoff series kicked off Friday night at the NYTEX Sports Centre with the Brahmas taking game one with a 2 - 1 double overtime win. They followed that up with another 2 - 1 win in game two the following evening.
Regular Season Head-to-Head Results
01/09/15 Wild 5 at Brahmas 6
01/10/15 Wild 3 at Brahmas 2 OT
03/20/15 Brahmas 3 at Wild 4
03/21/15 Brahmas 4 at Wild 1
Friday's contest saw Wenatchee take a one goal lead into the first intermission on a goal from Brendan Harris. Ludvig Larsson scored in the second to pull the Brahmas even. Following the Larsson goal, the defense and goaltenders took control and the game went more than 51 minutes with no further scoring. At the 6:05 mark of the second overtime, Roman Uchyn sent the Brahmas' faithful into a frenzy when he beatZach Quinn with a backhander. Jake Kupsky faced 36 shots in picking up the win. On Saturday, things went a little easier for the Brahmas early on as Anton Santessontallied a first period power play goal followed by a Sebastian Vidmar goal in the second. Wenatchee finally broke through early in the final frame on a power play of their own from Ryan Gotelaere, but could get no closer. Kupsky again got the start between the pipes and made 28 saves on the way to his second win in as many games.
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Playoff Head-to-Head Results
04/10/15 Wild 1 at Brahmas 2 Double OT (Playoff)
04/11/15 Wild 1 at Brahmas 2 (Playoff)
Team Records In March
W L OTL PTS
Brahmas 7 1 1 15
Wild 4 5 1 9
Special Teams
Overall the Brahmas finished the regular season with the leagues' 7th best power play unit at 19.6% and the 2nd best penalty kill at 88.0%. Wenatchee was 14th on the power play at 15.1% and 11th in the NAHL at 83.4% on the penalty kill.
When the two teams have faced off against each other this season, Lone Star is only 2 - 28 on the power play or 7.1% while Wenatchee has double their output at 14.8% on 4 goals in 27 opportunities. Neither team has logged a shorthanded goal against the other.
Head-to-Head Goaltending Comparison
W L OTL SO GA GAA SV SV%
Brahmas 4 1 1 1 15 2.33 147 .907
Wild 2 3 1 0 19 2.95 107 .849
Who is Hot Head-to-Head
Brahmas
G A PTS
Sebastian Vidmar 4 8 12
Oskar Andren 7 3 10
Ludvig Larsson 2 4 6
Anton Santesson 1 2 3
2 Tied 1 1 2
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