Shots from the Point for April 12, 2013 (Playoff Edition)
Published on April 12, 2013 under Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release
Conference Semifinals
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Conference Semifinals - (best-of-7)
Missouri Mavericks (5) vs. Allen Americans (1)
Game 1 - Sun., Apr. 14 - Missouri at Allen, 5:05
Game 2 - Mon., Apr. 15 - Missouri at Allen, 7:05
Game 3 - Wed., Apr. 17 - Allen at Missouri, 7:05
Game 4 - Fri., Apr. 19 - Allen at Missouri, 7:05
*Game 5 - Sat., Apr. 20 - Allen at Missouri, 7:05
*Game 6 - Mon., Apr. 22 - Missouri at Allen, 7:05
*Game 7 - Tue., Apr. 23 - Missouri at Allen, 7:05
Series Notes:
-The two teams split six games during the regular season while splitting four games in Allen and two games in Missouri. Sebastien Thinel, the league's Most Valuable Player and regular season scoring champion, had five goals and five assists leading all skaters in the regular season series.
-The Americans won four straight games to end their Opening Round series with Denver and will have been idle for eight days once their series with Missouri gets underway on Sunday.
-Missouri forward Kellan Tochkin is tied for the lead in scoring in the post-season with 10 points (5-5=10) earning half of those points in the Mavericks series clinching Game 6 in Rapid City where he scored two goals with three assists factoring in on all of his team's five goals.
-Goaltender Mathieu Corbeil earned the win in Game 6, the clincher, for the Mavs in their Opening Round series pushing him to 2-0 with a .940 save percentage (tops in the league) and a 1.45 GAA (tops in the league) in this year's post-season.
Conference Semifinals - (best-of-7)
Fort Worth Brahmas (3) vs. Wichita Thunder (2)
Game 1 - Wed., Apr. 10 - Fort Worth 1 at Wichita 4
Game 2 - Thu., Apr. 11 - Fort Worth 2 at Wichita 4 (Thunder up 2-0 in series)
Game 3 - Thu., Apr. 18 - Wichita at Fort Worth, 7:30
Game 4 - Sat., Apr. 20 - Wichita at Fort Worth, 7:30
*Game 5 - Sun., Apr. 21 - Fort Worth at Wichita, 5:05
*Game 6 - Tue., Apr. 23 - Wichita at Fort Worth, 7:00
*Game 7 - Wed., Apr. 24 - Fort Worth at Wichita, 7:05
Series Notes:
-Thunder d-man Andrew Martens assisted on each of his team's last three goals in their Game 1 win over Fort Worth matching the most assists in a playoff game this season. Marten's three points in Game 1 matched his total in the four games versus Arizona.
-Wichita defenseman Kevin Young, the CHL's Most Outstanding Defenseman from the regular season, had back-to-back three point games (Game 4 vs. ARZ and Game 1 vs. FTW) where he scored a goal and had two helpers in both games. He is tied for the scoring lead in the playoffs with 10 points (3-7=10).
-Fort Worth's Shawn Szydlowski scored his team's lone goal in Game 1's loss to Wichita and had an assist in Game 2 giving him a point in each of the five games he has played in this year's playoffs (2-3=5).
-With his wins in Game 1 and Game 2 of the Thunder's series versus Fort Worth, goalie Torrie Jung is now 6-1-1 against the Brahmas allowing just 18 total goals in those eight games.
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Opening Round - (best-of-7)
Allen wins series over Denver, four games to one
Wichita wins series over Arizona, four games to none
Fort Worth wins series over Quad City, four games to one
Missouri wins series Rapid City, four games to two
Winning the Opener
So far in this year's playoffs, the teams that have earned the victory in Game 1 of their series are just 2-2 in the series overall. Both Denver and Rapid City won their opening game but ended up losing the series. Wichita and Fort Worth each won their opening game and each advanced. The Thunder have a 2-0 series lead in their match-up versus Fort Worth and Game 1 of the Allen/Missouri series will be on Sunday. Last season, the winner of Game 1 went on to win four of the seven post-season series'.
Power Surge
The Wichita Thunder went 2 for 2 with the man advantage in Game 1 and 1 for 5 in Game 2 of their series versus Fort Worth making them 6 for their last 12 on the power play. Wichita leads all playoff teams with a 23.3% success rate going 7 for 30 in their six games. Fort Worth is second at 19.4% and Allen is third at 19.2%. Missouri is the lowest of any remaining team ranking fifth with a 12% success rate but they are tied for first with Allen killing 92.6% of the man advantage's against.
On the Other End
The Missouri Mavericks gained a measure of satisfaction in their Opening Round series against the Rapid City Rush as they erased a 2-0 series deficit to win four straight games and advance to the final four. The last team to earn a 2-0 series lead and lose the series was the Mavs who did so in last year's Conference Finals against the Fort Wayne Komets (lost series 4-3). Since the 2008-09 post-season, 21 times has a team jumped to a 2-0 advantage in a series and only six times has that team ended up losing the series.
This Date in Playoff History (April 12, 2003)
The Memphis RiverKings doubled-up the Indianapolis Ice, 6-3, finishing off their four-game sweep in the Conference Finals advancing to the CHL Finals where they would ultimately defeat Austin in five games. Kahlil Thomas scored two goals, including the game winner, and had two assists leading the offensive charge for the "ÃËKings.
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