Game Preview - Vs. Fresno
November 27, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
San Diego Gulls News Release
SAN DIEGO â The San Diego Gulls looks to snap their four-game winless streak and climb back to the .500 mark when they take on the Fresno Falcons tonight at the Sports Arena.
SERIES HISTORY:
The Gulls and Falcons have met twice so far this season with the series split at one game apiece. The two teams will clash six more times during the regular season. San Diego and Fresno met 10 times last season with the Gulls holding a 7-3-0 edge.
2004-05 HEAD-TO-HEAD SERIES:
10/23/04 Fresno 2 @ San Diego 7
11/20/04 San Diego 2 @ Fresno 3
San Diego owns the all-time series match-up, posting a 71-30-6 record against its West Division rival. The Gulls are 40-11-3 all-time against the Falcons at the Sports Arena.
LAST HEAD-TO-HEAD MEETING (NOV. 20 @ FRE):
The Gulls out-shot Fresno 38-17, but thanks to rookie netminder Brett Jaeger and some timely goals, the Falcons skated away 3-2 winners. Shaun Sutter gave Fresno a 1-0 lead midway through the first period, finishing off a two-on-zero break with Jason Weaver. Guillaume Fournier tied it in the waning moments of the first, but Weaver's breakaway goal six minutes into the second put the Falcons back on top. Dan Tessier scored what proved to be the game winner 17:17 into the third period, cashing in a two-on-one break. Colin Shields scored his first professional goal 59 seconds later but that was as close as the Gulls could get. Jaeger, solid all game long, finished with 36 saves.
GULLS UPDATE:
The Gulls (4-5-2) are winless in their last four games (0-3-1) and enter the day seventh among the eight-team West Division with 10 points, 10 behind the front-running Idaho Steelheads... San Diego (along with the Bakersfield Condors) has only played 11 games, fewest in the division... The Gulls are 3-0-1 at home this season, but just 1-5-1 on the road... San Diego has been outscored 13-5 during its four-game winless streak... The Blue and Orange have scored 22 goals in their four wins, but just eight goals in their seven losses (which includes an overtime and shootout loss)... The Gulls were 5-4-2 through 11 games last season... Tonight is the first of a season-high nine-game homestand...
OTHER NOTES:
Curtis Brown, who signed with the Gulls on Nov. 16, will make his home debut tonight. Brown was held scoreless in his first game as a Gull Nov. 20 in Fresno. He did however register five shots... Sylvain Deschatelets, who missed the first 10 games of the season from offseason wrist surgery, will also play in his first home game of the season. Deschatelets co-lead the team with 81 points last season...
FRESNO UPDATE:
Fresno (6-7-1) has won three straight and begins the day sixth in the West Division with 13 points, three ahead of the Gulls and seven back of the Steelheads... The Falcons have played 12 of their 14 games at home so far this season... They've won five straight at home after beginning the season 1-5-1 at Save Mart Center... Fresno has lost its only two road games this season, one of which came against the Gulls... Jaeger is 4-1-1 with a 2.03 goals-against average (ninth best in the ECHL) and .932 save percentage. He has stopped 82 of 88 shots in his last three games... Tessier leads the club with 14 points (4g, 10a)...
TRANSACTIONS:
Brain Gornick, who missed the last two games with a knee injury, was activated from injured reserve today... Mathieu Chouinard, sidelined the last five games with a hip injury, was also activated from the injured list... Sean Murphy (wrist) and Scott Borders (back) were both placed on 7-day IR today... Sean O'Connor remains with the American Hockey League's Cincinnati Mighty Ducks...
FUTURE HEAD-TO-HEAD MEETINGS:
Friday, Jan. 7 @ Fresno (7 p.m.)
Saturday, Jan. 8 vs. Fresno (7:05 p.m.)
Saturday, Feb. 12 vs. Fresno (7:05 p.m.)
Friday, Feb. 18 @ Fresno (7 p.m.)
Friday, March 4 @ Fresno (7 p.m.)
Saturday, March 5 vs. Fresno (7:05 p.m.)
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