Rivermen Game Notes vs. Mississippi
March 26, 2016 - SPHL (SPHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release
CAN I BUY A VOWEL?
Last night's come-from behind win for the Rivermen included two goals and an assist from veteran defenseman Dave Pszenyczny. Since joining the Rivermen in January, Pszenyczny has skated in 30 games, recording 10 goals and 13 assists to go with a +12 rating. Pszenyczny's 10 goals is tied for most among all SPHL defensemen this season, and his five power-play markers leads all league blueliners for the year.
POWER SURGE
Peoria winger Ben Power posted a goal and an assist in last night's Rivermen win, giving him three points in as many games since returning from the 30-day injured reserve. Before his injury, Power had logged nine points in a seven game span from January 31 to February 14. For the season between Peoria and Knoxville, Power has posted 10 goals and 18 assists to give him 28 points in 32 games.
THE WHOLE SHOOTING MATCH
The Rivermen enter play tonight second in the league in shots on goal per game at 34.08, and Peoria's shots on goal allowed per game ranks fifth in the SPHL at 30.20. By comparison, the RiverKings are third in the league in fewest shots allowed per game at 29.10 while Mississippi's offense rank's third in the SPHL at 32.48 shots fired on net per game. In the first period of games this season, the Rivermen are out-shooting opponents 596-467 and out-scoring their foes 63-31, each representing the widest such margin for any team in any period this season. When leading after one period this year, the Rivermen are 23-5-0, and when out-shooting their opponents, the Rivermen are 24-6-1. When Peoria scores first this season, the Rivermen are 30-5-2 for the year.
WHAT'S AHEAD
After tonight's game the Rivermen will travel to Knoxville, next weekend for the regular season's final road trip April 1 & 2 against the Ice Bears. After that, the Rivermen will conclude their regular season April 7-9 at Carver Arena against the Columbus Cottonmouths, who they have not seen since beating the Cottonmouths 2-1 in Columbus January 23 to set the SPHL win-streak record.
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