ECHL Kansas City Mavericks

Game Day Report: Mavericks Face Americans Tuesday Night

Published on November 6, 2018 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kansas City Mavericks News Release


INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - The Kansas City Mavericks and Allen Americans play the first of three games this week Tuesday night at 7:05 p.m.

Game Notes Packet

Game Info

The Matchup: Mavericks (5-1-1-0) vs. Americans (3-6-0-1)

Venue: Silverstein Eye Centers Arena | Independence, Mo.

Series History: Mavericks trail 31-41-3-0 | This season: KC leads 1-0

Tickets: Available Here | Group Tickets Here

Tune In: Listen along to Bob Rennison's play-by-play call alongside Ryan Gibson via the Mavericks' mobile app, at KCMavericks.com or at 100.1 FM radio in Kansas City.

Morning Skate

No Place Like Home: The Mavericks enter play tonight as one of just three teams in the ECHL who are perfect on home ice. Kansas City is 4-0 at Silverstein Eye Centers Arena and is joined in home ice perfection by Toledo (3-0) and South Carolina (2-0).

Trending Up: The Mavericks are near the top of the league in goals for (4th - 3.71/game), goals against (5th - 2.57/game), shots for (7th - 33.57/game) and shots against (1st - 27.00/game). Kansas City has also outscored its opponent (cumulative scoring) in each period this season and has outshot its opposition in all but the third frame.

Super Cooper: Mark Cooper is coming off a fantastic weekend in which he totaled five points (2g, 3a) and a plus-4 rating in two home wins, notching a pair of game-winning, overtime goals against divisional opponents. Coop is tied for the team lead in scoring with 11 points and is the Mavs' leader in goals with five.

Climbing The Mountain: The Mavericks currently stand fourth in the Mountain Division by point total but trail leader Utah by just two points with two games in hand. The Mavs have started the season with six divisional games in seven games played and own a record of 4-1-1 against Mountain opponents.

Matchup To Watch: Mavs power play against Allen penalty kill. Last time these two teams got together the Mavs' special teams unit struck twice en route to a 5-1 win on opening night. Kansas City has cooled since, going 2-for-24 in its previous six games, while Allen owns the league's fifth-best penalty kill unit operating at a 90-percent clip.

Tonight's Promotions

Two-For-One Tuesday: Tonight's game is the first Two-For-One Tuesday of the season. To get your buy-one-get-one tickets, click here!

The Corral: There are still $10 Corral seats to be had! Head to the Silverstein Eye Centers Arena box office to get yours - limit eight tickets per order.

For all the latest on the Mavericks, follow the team on Twitter (@KC_Mavericks), Instagram (kcmavericks), Facebook (Kansas City Mavericks) and Snapchat (KCMavericks), download the team's free mobile app (Kansas City Mavericks) and keep checking in to KCMavericks.com.




ECHL Stories from November 6, 2018


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central