Gameday: Aeros at Peoria
November 13, 2010 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Houston Aeros News Release
The Houston Aeros (6-5-1-2) visit the Peoria Rivermen (8-5-0-1) for a pair of weekend games (Sat. 7:05 p.m., Sun. 3:05 p.m.). Both teams were idle on Friday night. The Aeros (6-5-1-2) have earned points in six straight games and are 4-0-0-2 during that run. The Aeros had won four in a row until a pair of shootout losses earlier this week at Abbotsford (3-2 SOL's Monday and Tuesday). Houston enters the weekend hold fourth place in the West Division, one point behind both Peoria and Milwaukee, and one point ahead of Texas. Peoria last played at Rockford on Tuesday and fell in a 4-1 decision. After winning seven in a row and seven of their first eight games, the Rivermen are 1-6-0-1 in their last eight.
NHL AFFILIATES
Houston Aeros (Minnesota Wild)
Peoria Rivermen (St. Louis Blues)
AEROS AT A GLANCE
RECORD: 6-5-1-2, 15 pts.
HOME: 2-3-1-0
ROAD: 4-2-0-2
STREAK: POINTS IN 6 (4-0-0-2)
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
BUSY KHUDOBIN --- Anton Khudobin has started five of the last six games and is 4-0-1 with a 1.74 GAA and .945 save percentage in those games.
KHUDOBIN AMONG LEAGUE LEADERS --- Anton Khudobin enters the weekend tied for second in AHL save percentage (.940) and fourth in GAA (1.96).
SCHEDULE NOTES --- The Aeros are currently in their longest stretch between home games of the season, a total of 12 days (Nov. 5 vs. TOR-Nov. 17 vs. CHI)...The Aeros opened the season playing six of their first 11 games at home...The Aeros will finish the calendar year of 2010 playing 18 of their next 27 games away from Toyota Center; The longest home-stand remaining in 2010 is four games from Nov. 26-Dec. 3...The Aeros will have two separate five-game road trips: Nov. 6-Nov. 14 and Dec. 12-Dec. 18. These two road trips are the longest of the 2010-11 season.
STREAKS --- Robbie Earl has points in two of three (1-1-2) and in five of seven (1-4-5)...Warren Peters has points in three of four (1-3-4)...JM Daoust has points in two (1-2-3) of last three.
POWER UP --- The Aeros have scored power play goals in four straight games (6-for-24). The team scored PPG in back-to-back games for the first time this season with Jarod Palmer's man-advantage tally Nov. 6 at OKC. The Aeros went 1-for-6 vs. the Barons that night after going 1-for-6 vs. Toronto the night before.
MOVIN' ON UP --- The Aeros have already had six callups up to Minnesota (Gillies, Wellman, Kassian, Almond-2x, Scandella).
SCORE FIRST! --- The Aeros have scored the first goal in seven straight games and are 4-1-0-2 is those contests...Houston is 6-1-0-2 when scoring first this season and 0-4-1-0 when allowing the first goal.
SCORE EARLY! --- The Aeros are 6-0-0-2 when leading after 20 minutes and 0-3-0-0 when trailing after the opening period.
HITTIN' THE ROAD --- The Aeros play five in a row away from Toyota Center (one at OKC, two at ABB, two at PEO) from Nov. 5-14. Eight of the team's 10 games after Nov. 5 are on the road. After the first five away, the team plays at home Nov. 17 vs. CHI and then heads back out for games at GR and CHI.
SHOOTIN' --- The Aeros are 6-1-0-2 when being outshot and 0-3-1-0 when outshooting their opponents.
RECENT ROSTER MOVES --- D Marco Scandella was recalled by Minnesota on Nov. 12...C Cody Almond was recalled by Minnesota on Nov. 10...C Cody Almond and LW Matt Kassian were reassigned to Houston from Minnesota on Nov. 7...C Rylan Kaip was reassigned to Bakersfield from Houston on Nov. 7...C Rylan Kaip was recalled from Bakersfield (ECHL) on Nov. 5... C Cody Almond was recalled by Minnesota on Nov. 4...LW Colton Gillies was assigned by Minnesota to Houston on Nov. 3
LAST GAME QUICK RECAP
The Houston Aeros earned a point in the West Division standings after falling 3-2 in a shootout against the Abbotsford Heat Tuesday night at Abbotsford Entertainment & Sports Centre. Greg Nemisz scored the deciding shootout goal after the Heat overcame a 2-0 deficit for the second straight night to force extra time. For the second game in a row, the Aeros took a 2-0 lead on power play goals in the first and second periods. Jarod Palmer staked Houston to a 1-0 lead with his second goal of the season at 8:27 of the first. Robbie Earl and Nate Prosser got the helpers as the Aeros scored first for the seventh-straight game.
BROADCAST INFO
Follow the Aeros all season long on News Talk 1070 KNTH and online at AEROS.COM with Joe O'Donnell providing the play-by-play call. Watch online at www.ahllive.com.
VS. PEORIA
All-time Series: 23-18-2-3 Home: 14-8-1-1 Road: 9-10-1-2
Season Series: 0-1-1-0 Home: 0-1-1-0 Road: 0-0-0-0
LAST SEASON --- The Aeros and Rivermen met eight times last season...Houston was 4-3-0-1 (2-2-0-0 at home, 2-1-0-1 on road)...The Aeros outscored Peoria 23-21...Houston's power play went 4-for-32 while the PK topped 35-of-39...Five of the eight games were decided by one goal (Houston was 2-2-0-1 including one shootout win).
THIS SEASON --- Tonight's game is the third of six meetings...Houston is 0-for-11 on the power play vs. Peoria while having stopped 10-of-10 Rivermen power plays....Both games have been decided by one goal (3-2 L, 1-0 OTL).
SPECIAL TEAMS
POWER PLAY --- Is 6-for-24 in last four games...Snapped an 0-for-28 skid Oct. 29 at SAN...Went 0-for-7 vs. PEO on Oct. 22...Held scoreless on 14 chances in three games from Oct. 15-17...Went 0-for-1 at OKC on Oct.15 ...Went 2-for-7 in the season opener Oct. 8 at OKC...
PENALTY KILL --- Has stopped 30-of-31 in last six games...Stopped 23 in a row over four games (Oct. 30 - Nov. 6) Turned away 10 of 10 in two games Oct. 30-31... OKC went 4-for-8 on PP Oct. 17... Was perfect on 16 kills through first three games this season...Went 3-for-3 on 10/15 at OKC...Went 8-for-8 in season-opener 10/8 at OKC...
MINNESOTA WILD UPDATE
Chris Higgins and Mike Santorelli scored in a 53-second span in the first period, and Tomas Vokoun made 22 saves to help the Florida Panthers beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Friday night. Cal Clutterbuck scored for Minnesota, and Jose Theodore stopped 25 shots. Minnesota D Marco Scandella, a second-round pick in 2008, made his NHL debut.
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