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Mavericks Weekly #9: December 12 - December 18, 2016

December 12, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kansas City Mavericks News Release


INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - After enduring a stretch of their schedule where they played 10 of 12 games away from Independence, the Missouri Mavericks get to settle in for a three-game home stand that begins this Friday. Missouri enters play this week five points out of fourth place in the Mountain Division, and will prepare to take on the Alaska Aces at home for the first time in team history.

Last Week's Record: 1-2-1 Overall Record / Standing: 9-11-4, 22 points / 5th, Mountain Division

Leaders Goals: Sam Povorozniouk / Dane Fox - 9 Assists: Dane Fox - 11 Points: Dane Fox - 20 +/-: Kevin Tansey - +7 PPG: Dane Fox - 3 SHG: Kevin Tansey / Dan Correale / Darren Nowick - 1 PIMs: Tyler Elbrecht - 49 Wins: Josh Robinson - 5 GAA: Josh Robinson - 3.04 SVP: Josh Robinson - .900

This Week's Schedule

Mon., Dec. 12 - Off Tues., Dec. 13 - Practice at Silverstein Eye Centers Arena, 10:00 a.m. Wed., Dec. 14 - Practice at Silverstein Eye Centers Arena, 10:00 a.m. Thurs., Dec. 15 - Practice at Silverstein Eye Centers Arena, 10:00 a.m. Fri., Dec. 16 - Morning Skate, 10:00 a.m. at Silverstein Eye Centers Arena Mavericks vs. Aces, 7:35 p.m. - Childhood Cancer Awareness Night. Special postgame jersey auction & bandage drive Sat., Dec. 17 - Morning Skate, 10:00 a.m. at Silverstein Eye Centers Arena Mavericks vs. Aces, 7:05 p.m. - Teddy Bear Toss Sun., Dec. 18 - Off

* All times Central. Weekly schedule subject to change. Media planning to cover practice is encouraged to contact Mavericks communications department at 816-777-0047 ahead of time to confirm times and locations.

Broadcast Information

All Mavericks games are streamed live on MissouriMavericks.com and on the Mavericks' mobile app. ECHL.TV carries pay-per-view broadcasts of all Mavericks games and they are available for purchase through the mobile app, tablets, laptops or desktop computers.

"Friday Night Ice" provides live TV broadcast coverage of all Mavericks Friday home games on KSMO-TV. The pregame show begins at 7:00 p.m. followed by the opening faceoff at 7:35. Joel Goldberg provides play-by-play coverage and Simon Watson provides color analysis.

Mavericks away game watch parties are hosted by Twin Peaks in Independence and The Blue Line in River Market.

Previewing This Week

Friday, Dec. 16 vs. Alaska - 7:35 p.m. & Saturday, Dec. 17 vs. Alaska - 7:05 p.m. | Home vs. AK (0-0-0), Away vs. AK (0-0-0)

Missouri hosts Alaska for the first time in team history this weekend, but it will not be the first time the teams have met. Last season the Aces hosted the Mavericks' training camp in Anchorage and the teams played a three-game series to open the regular season. The Mavericks dropped the opener 3-1 but stormed back to take the next two games 3-0 and 3-1, respectively. Alaska enters play this week trailing first place Colorado by two points and sporting 6-1-3 record in its last ten games. Alaska is 6-2-2 on the road this season and has the league's fifth-best points percentage on the road at .700. Friday and Saturday mark the only two meetings this season between these Mountain Division foes.

Recapping Last Week

Wed., Dec. 7 at Allen: L 1-4

Radoslav Illo scored a third-period goal to earn himself a career-high three-game goal streak, but it wasn't enough offense as Allen led 3-0 at the time. The loss was Missouri's second in a row to Allen and fourth in a row overall, its first four-game losing streak since April 1 to April 8, 2016. [1]Full Recap >>>

Fri., Dec. 9 at Tulsa: W 3-2

The Mavericks fell behind Tulsa 2-0 on Friday night but rattled off three straight goals 7:55 apart to erase the deficit. It was the first time this season the Mavericks gave up the first two goals in a game then came back to win. Josh Robinson stopped 29 shots in the win and Darren Nowick scored his first pro shorthanded goal in the effort. [2]Full Recap >>>

Sat., Dec. 10 vs. Tulsa: SOL 2-3

Saturday was the first time the Mavericks played beyond regulation at home this season, and it took seven rounds of a shootout to decide a winner. Sam Povorozniouk and Dane Fox scored in regulation to help the Mavericks back from a 1-0 deficit, but the lead only lasted 51 seconds before Tulsa tied it. Each team's first two shooters scored in the shootout, but no one could score in the next four rounds. Tulsa eventually won it with a goal in the top of the seventh. [3]Full Recap >>>

Sun., Dec. 11 at Wichita: L 3-4

The Mavericks narrowly missed pulling off their biggest comeback of the season, but couldn't fully dig themselves out of a three-goal third-period hole. Lukas Lofquist and Dane Fox netted goals 81 seconds apart to bring the Mavs within a goal of tying the score, but Wichita hung on for the victory. It moved the Thunder to 2-0-0 in the "Visit Wichita, Visit Independence" Cup. [4]Full Recap >>>

Mavs Moments

- Dane Fox has been putting up more than a point per game since the start of December. He leads the Mavericks with seven points (4g, 3a) through six games this month. The best December of his career was last year with 9 points (4g, 5a) in 12 games.

- The Mavericks enter play this week looking for their first home win since Nov. 15 vs. Allen (0-1-1). The Mavericks are 1-1-1 in their last three at home and have limited opponents to 2.33 goals-per-game over that stretch.

- Missouri went 2-for-6 against the league's best power play, Wichita, on Sunday to improve to 12.7 percent on the PP this season (21st). It was the fourth time this season the Mavericks scored multiple power play goals in a game.

- Mavericks rookies Sam Povorozniouk and Darren Nowick have had a big impact on the offense this season. Nowick ranks ninth among league rookies with 16 points (6g, 10a) thanks to a surge that has seen him net six points (3g, 3a) in six games this month. Povorozniouk netted two goals in four games last week to move into a tie for second among rookies with nine goals.

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