Rivermen Weekly
October 19, 2009 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release
vs. Milwaukee (10/14): The Milwaukee Admirals used three power-play goals to upend the Peoria Rivermen 5-2 at Carver Arena on Wednesday night. Cal O'Reilly registered four assists to up his total to six in the two games against the Rivermen this season. Special teams played an important role on both sides of the ice as the Admirals finished the night 3-for-5 on the man advantage while Peoria was unsuccessful on their only power play (which lasted just 36 seconds).
vs. Hamilton (10/16): The Peoria Rivermen ended their season opening five-game home stand with a 4-3 overtime loss to the Hamilton Bulldogs on Friday night at Carver Arena. Mathieu Darche's second goal of the night came 16 seconds into overtime and ended the first of two meetings of the season between Peoria and Hamilton.
@ Rockford (10/17): The Rockford IceHogs erased a 3-0 deficit to force overtime and eventually a shootout and beat the Peoria Rivermen 4-3 on Saturday night in Peoria's first road game of the season. The shootout went nine rounds before Derek Nesbitt scored on Hannu Toivonen and Brett Sonne was stopped by Corey Crawford to end the game.
TEAM LEADERS
THIS SEASON
THIS WEEK
POINTS
Yan Stastny - 7
Yan Stastny - 5
GOALS
Jonas Junland - 4
Yan Stastny - 2
ASSISTS
Yan Stastny - 5
Yan Stastny - 3
POWER PLAY
5-for-19, 26.3%
2-for-7, 28.6%
PENALTY KILL
19-for-26, 73.1%
7-for-11, 63.7%
NEWS AND NOTES
As even as even can be.The Rivermen so far this year have posted a 2-2-1-1 record. They are 1-1 in overtime, 1-1 in shootouts, 1-0-1 against Rockford, and 1-1-0 vs. Milwaukee. They are 1-1-1-1 when scoring first in games, 1-0-0-1 when leading after two periods, 1-0-1 when tied after the first and the second periods, and 1-1-0 when trailing after the first.
Working Overtime.An AHL-high four of the first six games of the season for Peoria have been decided in overtime or a shootout. Last year, Peoria went past regulation a total of 15 times and despite having two of their first three games go past regulation, they did not play their fourth overtime game until Dec. 6. They were 3-2 in overtime and an additional 6-4 in shootouts.
Extra Bacon.When Peoria and Rockford get together overtime has come to be expected. Saturday was the fifth consecutive meeting that was pushed passed 60 minutes and nine of their all-time meetings have been decided in overtime or a shootout. Peoria is 2-1 in OT and 3-3 in shootouts against Rockford.
Quiet, Quiet West.The Rivermen are averaging just 26.33 shots per game which ranks them 26th among the 29 teams in the AHL. With the exception of Rockford, the rest of the West Division all rank in the lower half of the shot category.
Ask questions later.Yan Stastny is responsible for 13 percent of the 158 shots taken by the Rivermen. His 20 shots lead the team while his five assists and seven points do as well.
Tough throughout.Through six games played, the Rivermen have had eight fights break out involving eight different players on their roster. Saturday's game in Rockford featured a season-high three tilts with Ryan Reaves, Danny Richmond and Chris Porter all dropped the gloves. Mitch Love, Anthony Peluso, Tyson Strachan, DJ King and Cam Paddock have all had their first bout of the season already.
Old Friends.Chris Porter took on Mike Brennan on Saturday in his first fight of the year. It was the seventh fight of his professional career and third time fighting Brennan. Last season he had four fights, three against Rockford, and two against Brennan.
WEEK 3 PREVIEW
Rockford IceHogs
National Hockey League Parent Club
Chicago Blackhawks
Record
4-2-1-0
Standings Points (Relative to Rivermen)
9 (+3)
West Division Standing
3rd
Rivermen Record Against
1-0-0-1
Leading Scorer
Jake Dowell (1g, 6a, 7pts)
Starting Goaltender
Corey Crawford (3-2-0, 2.38 GAA, .919 sv%)
AHL Power-Play Rank
15th - 18.2%
AHL Penalty-Kill Rank
19th - 77.8%
*All statistics as of 10/19/09
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
10/15/2009 Colin Hemingway (RW) DEL Loaned to Alaska (ECHL)
10/15/2009 Colin Hemingway (RW) ADD Signed to SPC
10/13/2009 Tyson Strachan (D) DEL Recalled from loan by St. Louis (NHL)
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