San Diego Tries To Break Idaho's Seven-Game Winning Streak
February 27, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
San Diego Gulls News Release
SAN DIEGO â The San Diego Gulls look to snap the Idaho Steelheads' seven-game winning streak and to start a winning streak of their own when the two West Division rivals collide tonight at the Sports Arena.
SERIES HISTORY: The Gulls and Steelheads have met three times so far this season with the Gulls holding a 2-1 series edge. The two teams will clash four more times in the regular season. San Diego was 8-1-1 against Idaho last season, including a 5-0-0 mark at home.
2004-05 HEAD-TO-HEAD SERIES:
12/3/04 Idaho 3 @ San Diego 1
12/4/04 Idaho 2 @ San Diego 5
12/5/04 Idaho 2 @ San Diego 4
San Diego owns the all-time series match-up, posting a 40-22-6 record against its West Division rival. The Gulls are 26-8-2 all-time against the Steelheads at the Sports Arena.
LAST HEAD-TO-HEAD MEETING (DEC. 5 VS. IDH): The Gulls trailed 2-0 and it looked as if the Steelheads were cruising to victory, before Darren Clark gave San Diego life and cut the lead in half three minutes into the final stanza. That's how it stayed until Max Birbraer scored the equalizer with 2:10 left in the game. Sean O'Connor scored what proved to be the game-winner with 34 seconds left and Chris Lynch sealed the game with an empty-netter. All told, the Gulls scored three goals in 1:56.
GULLS UPDATE: The Gulls (27-20-6) enter the day fifth in the West Division, six points behind the fourth-place Fresno Falcons and one point ahead of the sixth-place Steelheads... San Diego is 10 points behind the third-place Bakersfield Condors... The Blue and Orange are 17-5-3 at home and 10-15-3 on the road this season... They've outscored their opponents 97-71 at home, but have been outscored 89-65 on the road... The Gulls are 6-9-2 in their last 17 games... Since the all-star break, they are 3-1-1 at home and 3-7-1 on the road...
OTHER NOTES: San Diego is 21-3-1 when scoring four-plus goals in a game, but just 6-17-5 when scoring three or less... The Gulls have only out-shot their opponent three times since the all-star break... They have been shutout four times season (all on the road)... San Diego has killed 27 of its last 30 penalties, but still ranks 26th in the league overall (79.5 percent)... Its power play ranks seventh in the ECHL (18.4 percent) and the second best at home (22.4 percent)... Sylvain Deschatelets has eight points in his last four games (1g, 7a)... Guillaume Fournier has seven points in his last four games (3g, 4a)... Mark Pederson has six points in his last four games (3g, 3a)... Max Birbraer also has six points in his last four games (1g, 5a)...
IDAHO UPDATE: Idaho (28-20-3) has won a season-high seven straight and begins the day sixth in the West Division, one point behind the Gulls and seven points back of Fresno for the fourth and final playoff spot in the division... The Steelheads, however, have two games in hand on both San Diego and the Falcons... Idaho has also won five straight road games... During their seven-game winning streak, the Steelheads have outscored their opponents 30-12... Goaltender Frank Doyle ranks fifth in the ECHL with a 2.15 goals-against average and second with 21 wins... Idaho allows the fewest shots per game in the league (27.71)...
TRANSACTIONS: Wes Rypien was activated from the 30-day injured list yesterday after missing 15 games with a sprained knee... Grady Moore was placed on the seven-day injured list Feb. 20 with a concussion... Mike Garrow remains on the injured list with a concussion... Evgueni Nourislamov (broken thumb) remains on the 30-day injured list... Andrew Canzanello remains with the American Hockey League's Cincinnati Mighty Ducks...
FUTURE HEAD-TO-HEAD MEETINGS:
Wednesday, Mar. 30 @ Idaho (6:05 p.m. PST)
Friday, Apr. 1 @ Idaho (6:05 p.m. PST)
Saturday, Apr. 2 @ Idaho (6:05 p.m. PST)
Wednesday, Apr. 6 vs. Idaho (7:05 p.m. PST)
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