Falcons Weekly
January 4, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release
This Week's Games:
Friday, Jan. 8 vs. Hartford Wolf Pack, XL Center, 7:15 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 9 vs. PROVIDENCE BRUINS, MASSMUTUAL CENTER, 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 10 vs. Providence Bruins, Dunkin' Donuts Center 3:05 p.m.
Falcons at a Glance:
Record: 13-18-2 (.424 PCT) - 8th/Atlantic Division...Home: 8-9-0 (.471 PCT)...Road: 5-9-2 (.375 PCT)
Leading Scorers: Alex Grant (6-18-24 in 33 GP)...Dustin Jeffrey (10-14-24 in 23 GP)...Greg Carey (11-9-20 in 30 GP)
Leading Goaltender: Niklas Treutle (6-9-1, 3.26 GAA, .900 SV%, 16 GP)
Record vs. Opponents: Atlantic: 8-14-2 (HER: 0-1-0, BRI: 4-2-0, LV: 0-1-1, WBS: 0-2-1, PRO: 2-4-0, POR: 1-4-0, HFD: 1-0-0) North: 5-4-0 (RCH: 1-0-0, UTI: 1-1-0, BNG: 2-0-0, ALB: 1-2-0; SYR: 0-1-0)
Power Play: 17-147 (11.6%) 28th in the AHL
Penalty Kill: 98-125 (78.4.0%) 28th in the AHL
Last week's results: 1-2-0...Dec. 30 - at Springfield 3, Providence 4...Jan. 1- at Springfield 2, Bridgeport 1...Jan. 2 - at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 4, Springfield 1
This Week's Opponents:
Hartford Wolf Pack- Record: 14-18-2 (.441 PCT) - 7th/Atlantic Division...Home: 8-8-1 (.500 PCT) Road: 6-10-1 (.382)
Head Coach: Ken Gernander Players to Watch: F-Chad Nehring, F-Jayson Megna, G-Jeff Malcolm
This Season: second of eight meetings...Jan. 15 at Springfield...Feb. 20 at Springfield...Mar. 19 at Hartford...Mar. 20 at Springfield...Apr. 8 at Springfield...Apr. 9 at Hartford
Providence Bruins- Record: 13-15-6 (.471 PCT) - 6th/Atlantic Division...Home: 10-5-2 (.647 PCT) Road: 3-10-4 (.294 PCT)
Head Coach: Bruce Cassidy Players to Watch: F-Alexander Khoklachev, F-Seth Griffith, F-Austin Czarnik
This Season: seventh and eighth of 14 meetings...Jan. 22 at Providence...Jan. 23 at Springfield...Jan. 29 at Providence...Feb. 14 at Springfield...Apr. 10 at Springfield...Apr. 13 at Providence
Team Notes:
- In the past eight games, the Falcons have outshot the opposition six different occasions.
- The Falcons are winless in their last seven road games.
- Since December 6, the penalty kill has gone 33-45 (73.3%).
- Springfield is being outscored 35-20 in the second period.
- One power play goal has been scored in the past nine games (36 attempts).
Player Notes:
- Dakota Mermis scored his first AHL with the game winning goal on Friday night.
- Marek Langhamer won his first AHL game on Friday allowing one goal on 24 shots.
- Dustin Jeffrey has a three-game point streak with two goals and one assist.
- Eric Selleck has amassed 49 penalty minutes in the last seven games.
- Greg Carey, Alex Grant and Dustin Jeffrey lead the Falcons with five multi-point games.
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Ticket Information:
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