Chicago Wolves Game Notes

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1 Chicago Wolves Game Notes MANITOBA AT CHICAGO NOVEMBER 18, p.m. THE U TOO TIME TO BATTLE BACK The Chicago Wolves and Manitoba Moose both must rally after enduring tough overtime losses on Saturday night. The Wolves faced a pair of third-period deficits and forced overtime on Brandon Pirri s power-play goal with 3:32 left in regulation -- only to fall when Iowa s Gerry Fitzgerald scored 2:44 into extra time. TALE OF THE TAPE REGULAR-SEASON SERIES Manitoba Chicago Manitoba cut things even closer at Grand Rapids. The Moose pulled their goalie late and Tye McGinn came up with the equalizer with 35 seconds left in regulation -- only to fall when Grand Rapids Carter Camper scored 35 seconds into overtime. The Wolves and Moose are separated by only 1 point in the Central Division standings, but their peripheral numbers differ significantly. While Chicago has outscored its opponents by 8 goals, Manitoba has been outscored by 14 goals -- tied for the worst differential in the Central Division. NO LAG TIME FOR LAGACE Prior to Saturday night s 4-3 overtime loss to the Iowa Wild, Chicago Wolves goaltender Max Lagace had been out since Oct. 28 due to injury. Head coach Rocky Thompson expected Lagace to require some time to knock off the rust, but that was not the case. Lagace delivered multiple highlight-reel saves and kept the Wolves in the game when Iowa had five power-play opportunities in the second period. Put another way, Lagace s official stats (23 saves on 27 shots) belied his impact. If not for Max Lagace playing so well, it could have been out of reach after two, Thompson said. He was outstanding. He wasn t rusty at all. He played really well. I was really happy with how he played. CARR BEEPS PAST MACEK Left wing Daniel Carr earned assists on both of Brandon Pirri s power-play goals Saturday night, which enabled Carr to leapfrog linemate Brooks Macek for the AHL s scoring lead. Carr owns 22 points (9G, 13A) in 15 games while Macek stands second with 21 points. Carr and Macek also rank 1-2 in plus/minus rating (+18 for Carr and +16 for Macek) while Carr shares the AHL lead for power-play goals (6) with Rochester s Zach Redmond. Macek must console himself with the AHL s goal-scoring lead -- his 14 rank two ahead of Cleveland s Zac Dalpe -- and his overwhelming lead in shooting percentage. He s at 51.9 percent and Syracuse s Taylor Raddysh sits at 33.3 percent. SATURDAY, NOV. 17 LAST TWO IOWA 4, (at) CHICAGO 3 (OT) The Wolves rallied from a pair of one-goal deficits in the third periof to force the first-place Wild into overtime, but the visitors scored 2:44 in the exta session to earn the extra point Forward Brandon Pirri whistled home a pair of power-play goals while Reid Duke added his fourth goal of the season Goaltender Max Lagace stopped 23 of 27 shots SUNDAY, NOV. 11 MILWAUKEE 7, (at) CHICAGO 2 Forwards Daniel Carr and Tyler Wong spotted the Wolves a 2-0 lead in the first period, but Milwaukee took control from there in front of 11,794 on Veterans Day at Allstate Arena. Carr notched his league-leading sixth power-play goal of the year while Wong delivered his first tally this season Goaltender Oscar Dansk rejected 20 of 25 shots LEADING SCORERS MANITOBA CHICAGO Skater G A Pts Skater G A Pts Appleton Carr Griffith Macek Suess Pirri Shaw Tynan SERIES GAME-BY-GAME Date Location Result SF-SA PP PK Nov. 2 Bell MTS Place L, Nov. 3 Bell MTS Place W, Nov. 18 Allstate Arena 3 p.m. Feb. 2 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. Feb. 13 Bell MTS Place 7 p.m. Feb. 15 Bell MTS Place 7 p.m. April 13 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. April 14 Allstate Arena 4 p.m. THROWING IT BACK TO 2005 The Wolves and the Moose have met in the playoffs four times -- and each time Chicago has taken the series. Let s flash back to May 25, 2005, the last postseason meeting when the Wolves wrapped up a Calder Cup Western Conference Final sweep. Here was the the rest of the world as we knew it: Paul Konerko cracked a 3-run homer to lead the White Sox to a 4-2 win at Anaheim -- pushing their division lead to 6 games on the way to the World Series title. The NHL lockout prevented the league from crowning a Stanley Cup champion for the first time since 1919 (when the Spanish flu epidemic forced the Seattle Metropolitans and Montreal Canadiens to stop after five games). Madagascar was among the many movies two days away from release timed for the Memorial Day weekend. It earned $556 million worldwide. ALL-TIME RECORD BREAKDOWN Seasons Home Road Overall

2 Chicago Wolves Game Notes BY THE NUMBERS 1 The Chicago Wolves are a fast-starting team. How fast? Through 15 games, the Wolves have taken a deficit into the first intermission just once this season -- Oct. 20 at Grand Rapids when a 2-0 deficit after 20 minutes turned into a 5-3 loss. The Wolves are outscoring opponents in the first period, which is the best margin in the AHL. Charlotte ranks second at On the other hand, the Wolves have been outscored by 7 goals (24-17) during the middle stanza. That ranks as the third-worst differential in the Western Conference as only Stockton (-18) and Texas (-9) have fared worse. 9 With eight healthy defensemen on the roster now that rookie Dylan Coghlan has returned to action after a three-week recovery period, head coach Rocky Thompson must make tough lineup choices every night and find a way to juggle playing time. On Saturday night against Iowa, that meant Jimmy Oligny and Zac Leslie sat out for the first time this season. That leaves the Wolves with nine players who have seen action in all 15 games: Forwards Daniel Carr, Reid Duke, Keegan Kolesar, Brooks Macek, Curtis McKenzie, Brandon Pirri, Gage Quinney and T.J. Tynan and defenseman Nic Hague. 14 Brooks Macek continues to lead the AHL with 14 goals as the 26-year-old from Winnipeg has maintained nearly a goal-per-game pace over the season s first six weeks. As word has gotten out about Macek, teams are making it tougher on him to find room to deliver. Not only has Macek gone with a goal in the last two games (the first time that has happened since the first two games of the year on Oct. 5-6 in Colorado), he hasn t taken a shot on goal in either game. His 14 goals are not a franchise record for most goals after 15 games: Steve Maltais produced 22 goals in the Wolves first 15 games of The Wolves boast the AHL s top three performers in plus/minus rating -- starting with left wing Daniel Carr at +18. Right wing Brooks Macek is next at +16 while center Gage Quinney checks in at No. 3 with a +14 (tied with Rochester defenseman Lawrence Pilut). To get a sense of how impressive it is for a trio of forwards to be leading the league in this category, a defenseman has won the AHL s plus/minus crown each of the last six seasons. 353 If you ve suited up for the Wolves, chances are better than 50/50 that you ve also played in the National Hockey League. When Daniel Carr, Curtis McKenzie and Zach Whitecloud made their Wolves debuts on Oct. 5, they became the 351st, 352nd and 353rd players (out of 615 Wolves all-time) who have competed for the Wolves and in the NHL. That 57.4 percent overall success rate is even higher among goaltenders. Of the 54 players who ve tended the net for the Wolves over the years -- starting with original goaltenders Ray LeBlanc and Wendell Young and continuing through current Wolves Max Lagace and Oscar Dansk boast NHL experience (68.5 percent). 6,532 This is the number of days between Brooks Macek s five-assist effort on Nov. 7 at Milwaukee and the previous five-assist game by a Wolves player. Rob Brown, who holds the team s single-game (6) and single-season (91) assist records, handed out five assists on Dec. 19, 2000, in a 7-5 victory at Kansas City. UPCOMING GAMES Date Opponent Venue Time Friday, Nov. 23 at Rockford* BMO Harris Center 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24 vs. Grand Rapids** Allstate Arena 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25 vs. Rockford** Allstate Arena 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28 at Grand Rapids^ Van Andel Arena 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 vs. San Antonio** Allstate Arena 3 p.m. All times Central ^AHLTV only *The U Too **CW50 For complete television and game schedules, visit ChicagoWolves.com All games stream live on AHLTV (TheAHL.com/AHLTV) HOME-ROAD CONTRASTS Regular Season Home Away Difference Goals For Goals Against RECORD BY DIVISION Record Win % Central North Pacific RECORD BY MONTH Record Win % October November December January February March April IN OVERTIME (2-1) Goaltender Saves-Shots SV% Oscar Dansk (2-0) Max Lagace (0-1) IN THE SHOOTOUT (0-1) Shooter Goals-Chances SH% T.J. Tynan Erik Brännström Daniel Carr Reid Duke Brooks Macek Stefan Matteau Brandon Pirri Goaltender Saves-Shots SV% Oscar Dansk RECORD BREAKDOWN When the Wolves... Record score four or more goals allow two or fewer goals outshoot their opponent score first score a power-play goal allow a power-play goal score a short-handed goal allow a short-handed goal lead after one period trail after one period lead after two periods trail after two periods are in a one-goal game play at home play on the road

3 REGULAR-SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS Most Goals Scored in a Game 6 vs. Cleveland Oct. 24 Most Goals Allowed in a Game 7 vs. Milwaukee Nov. 11 Most Goals Scored in a Period 3 2nd period at Grand Rapids Oct. 20 3rd period vs. Milwaukee Oct. 14 1st period vs. Grand Rapids Oct. 13 1st period at Colorado Oct. 6 Most Goals Allowed in a Period 3 3rd period vs. Milwaukee Nov. 11 2nd period vs. Rockford Nov. 10 2nd period at Manitoba Nov. 2 Most Shots On Goal in a Game 40 vs. Rockford Nov. 10 Most Shots On Goal Allowed in a Game 37 at Milwaukee Nov. 7 vs. Milwaukee Oct. 21 Most Shots On Goal in a Period 20 3rd period vs. Rockford Nov. 10 Most Shots On Goal Allowed in a Period 20 3rd period at Milwaukee Nov. 7 Fewest Shots On Goal in a Game 17 at Colorado Oct. 5 Fewest Shots On Goal Allowed in a Game 20 at Manitoba Nov. 2 at San Antonio Oct. 28 Fewest Shots On Goal in a Period 3 3rd period vs. Grand Rapids Oct. 13 Fewest Shots On Goal Allowed in a Period 2 3rd period at San Antonio Oct. 28 Most PPG in a Game 3 vs. Iowa Nov. 17 Most PPG Allowed in a Game 3 at San Antonio Oct. 28 vs. Milwaukee Oct. 21 vs. Milwaukee Oct. 14 Most SHG in a Game 1 at San Antonio (Quinney) Oct. 28 Most SHG Against in a Game Longest Winning Streak 4 Oct Longest Home Winning Streak 2 Oct Longest Road Winning Streak 2 Nov. 3-present Oct. 5-6 Longest Winless Streak 3 Nov. 10-present Longest Home Winless Streak 3 Nov. 10-present Longest Road Winless Streak 2 Oct. 28-Nov. 2 Most PIM in a Game 29 at San Antonio Oct. 28 Most Combined PIM in a Game 49 at Colorado Oct. 6 Quickest Wolves Goal from Start of Game 0:34 vs. Cleveland (Quinney) Oct. 24 Quickest Opponent Goal from Start of Game 3:22 vs. Grand Rapids (Pope) Oct. 13 Shortest Time Between Two Wolves Goals 0:10 at Colorado (Quinney/Duke) Oct. 6 Shortest Time Between Two Opponent Goals 0:23 vs. Milwaukee (Grimaldi/Grimaldi) Oct. 14 Shortest Time Between Two Goals 0:12 vs. Milwaukee (Wong/Richard) Nov. 11 Largest Margin of Victory 4 vs. Cleveland Oct. 24 vs. Grand Rapids Oct. 13 at Colorado Oct. 6 Largest Margin of Defeat 5 vs. Milwaukee Nov. 11 Largest Crowd at Home 11,794 vs. Milwaukee Nov. 11 Hat Tricks this Year 3 at Milwaukee (Carr/4) Nov. 7 vs. Cleveland (Quinney) Oct. 24 vs. Grand Rapids (Macek) Oct. 13 Hat Tricks Against this Year Shutouts this Year Shutouts Against this Year Penalty Shots this Year Penalty Shots Against this Year INDIVIDUAL GAME-HIGHS Points 1. Brooks Macek 5 at MIL, Nov Daniel Carr 4 at MIL, Nov. 7 Brooks Macek 4 vs. CLE, Oct Brandon Pirri 3 vs. RFD, Nov. 10 Gage Quinney 3 vs. CLE, Oct. 24 Dylan Coghlan 3 vs. MIL, Oct. 14 Curtis McKenzie 3 vs. MIL, Oct. 14 Brooks Macek 3 vs. GR, Oct. 13 Daniel Carr 3 vs. GR, Oct. 13 Goals 1. Daniel Carr 4 at MIL, Nov Gage Quinney 3 vs. CLE, Oct. 24 Brooks Macek 3 vs. GR, Oct Brandon Pirri 2 vs. IA, Nov. 17 Brooks Macek 2 vs. RFD, Nov. 10 Brooks Macek 2 at MB, Nov. 3 Brooks Macek 2 vs. CLE, Oct. 24 Brooks Macek 2 vs. MIL, Oct. 21 Gage Quinney 2 at COL, Oct. 6 Reid Duke 2 at COL, Oct. 6 Erik Brännström 2 at COL, Oct. 5 Assists 1. Brooks Macek 5 at MIL, Nov Brandon Pirri 3 vs. RFD, Nov. 10 Daniel Carr 3 vs. GR, Oct Daniel Carr 2 vs. IA, Nov. 17 Nic Hague 2 at MIL, Nov. 7 T.J. Tynan 2 at MB, Nov. 3 Brandon Pirri 2 at MB, Nov. 2 Curtis McKenzie 2 at MB, Nov. 2 Brooks Macek 2 vs. CLE, Oct. 24 Erik Brännström 2 vs. MIL, Oct. 21 Curtis McKenzie 2 vs. MIL, Oct. 14 Dylan Coghlan 2 vs. MIL, Oct. 14 Gage Quinney 2 vs. GR, Oct. 13 Curtis McKenzie 2 vs. GR, Oct. 13 Brandon Pirri 2 at COL, Oct. 5 Tomas Hyka 2 at COL, Oct. 5 PIM 1. Alex Gallant 15 at SA, Oct Alex Gallant 12 at COL, Oct Alex Gallant 7 vs. MIL, Nov. 11 Stefan Matteau 7 at GR, Oct. 20 Stefan Matteau 7 vs. GR, Oct. 13 +/- 1. Nic Hague +5 at COL, Oct. 6 Zac Leslie +5 at COL, Oct Daniel Carr +4 vs. CLE, Oct. 24 Brooks Macek +4 vs. CLE, Oct. 24 Shots 1. Daniel Carr 7 vs. RFD, Nov. 10 Daniel Carr 7 at MIL, Nov. 7 Brandon Pirri 7 at COL, Oct Brooks Macek 6 vs. RFD, Nov. 10 Brandon Pirri 6 at MB, Nov. 3 Daniel Carr 6 at MB, Nov. 2 Brandon Pirri 6 at MB, Nov. 2 Gage Quinney 6 vs. CLE, Oct. 24 Saves 1. Oscar Dansk 34 at MIL, Nov Oscar Dansk 32 vs. MIL, Oct. 21 Max Lagace 32 vs. GR, Oct. 13

4 GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS No. Date Opponent Result Score Record CHI Goal OPP Goal SF-SA PP/PK 1. Oct. 5 at Colorado W (OT) Dansk Martin / Oct. 6 at Colorado W Lagace Martin / Oct. 13 vs. Grand Rapids W Lagace Rybar / Oct. 14 vs. Milwaukee W (OT) Dansk McCollum / Oct. 20 at Grand Rapids L Lagace Sateri / Oct. 21 vs. Milwaukee SOL Dansk McCollum / Oct. 24 vs. Cleveland W Lagace Berube / Oct. 26 at Texas W Dansk Bow / Oct. 28 at San Antonio L Lagace Binnington / Nov. 2 at Manitoba L Dansk Berdin / Nov. 3 at Manitoba W Dansk Appleby / Nov. 7 at Milwaukee W Dansk Grosenick / Nov. 10 vs. Rockford L Dansk Delia / Nov. 11 vs. Milwaukee L Dansk Grosenick / Nov. 17 vs. Iowa OTL Lagace Hoffman / Nov. 18 vs. Manitoba BROADCAST SCHEDULE No. Date Time* Opponent Broadcast** 17. Nov p.m. at Rockford The U Too 18. Nov p.m. vs. Grand Rapids CW Nov p.m. vs. Rockford CW50/NHL 20. Nov p.m. at Grand Rapids AHLTV 21. Dec. 1 7 p.m. vs. San Antonio CW Dec. 2 4 p.m. vs. Texas The U Too 23. Dec. 5 7 p.m. at Iowa AHLTV 24. Dec. 7 7 p.m. at Iowa AHLTV 25. Dec. 8 6 p.m. at Rockford CW Dec p.m. vs. Tucson CW Dec p.m. vs. Tucson The U Too 28. Dec a.m. vs. Texas AHLTV 29. Dec p.m. vs. Rockford The U Too 30. Dec p.m. at Milwaukee CW Dec p.m. at Milwaukee AHLTV 32. Dec p.m. at Rockford The U Too 33. Dec p.m. vs. Rockford CW Dec. 31 2:30 p.m. at Iowa AHLTV 35. Jan. 2 7 p.m. vs. Iowa AHLTV 36. Jan. 4 7 p.m. vs. San Antonio The U Too 37. Jan. 5 7 p.m. vs. San Antonio CW Jan p.m. at Tucson AHLTV 39. Jan p.m. at Tucson AHLTV 40. Jan p.m. vs. Grand Rapids AHLTV 41. Jan p.m. vs. Rockford CW Jan p.m. vs. Milwaukee TheUToo/NHL 43. Jan p.m. at Cleveland AHLTV 44. Jan p.m. at Cleveland AHLTV 45. Feb. 1 7 p.m. at Rockford The U Too 46. Feb. 2 7 p.m. vs. Manitoba CW50 No. Date Time* Opponent Broadcast** 47. Feb. 9 1 p.m. at Milwaukee CW Feb p.m. at Grand Rapids AHLTV 49. Feb p.m. at Manitoba AHLTV 50. Feb p.m. at Manitoba AHLTV 51. Feb p.m. vs. Iowa CW50/NHL 52. Feb a.m. vs. Texas AHLTV 53. Feb p.m. vs. Grand Rapids CW Feb p.m. vs. Texas U Too/NHL 55. Feb p.m. vs. Rockford AHLTV 56. March 1 7 p.m. at Texas AHLTV 57. March 2 7 p.m. at Texas AHLTV 58. March 5 10:30 a.m. at San Antonio AHLTV 59. March 8 7 p.m. at Milwaukee The U Too 60. March 9 7 p.m. vs. Iowa CW March 10 4 p.m. vs. Milwaukee CW March 15 7 p.m. vs. Cleveland The U Too 63. March 16 7 p.m. vs. San Antonio CW March 20 7 p.m. at Rockford AHLTV 65. March 22 7 p.m. at Texas AHLTV 66. March 23 7 p.m. at San Antonio AHLTV 67. March 26 7 p.m. at San Antonio AHLTV 68. March 29 6 p.m. at Grand Rapids AHLTV 69. March 30 7 p.m. vs. Milwaukee CW March 31 4 p.m. at Rockford CW April 5 7 p.m. at Milwaukee The U Too 72. April 6 7 p.m. vs. Colorado CW April 7 3 p.m. vs. Colorado CW April 12 7 p.m. at Iowa AHLTV 75. April 13 7 p.m. vs. Manitoba CW April 14 4 p.m. vs. Manitoba CW50 * all game times Central ** all games stream on AHLTV (TheAHL.com/AHLTV)

5 PERSONNEL TRANSACTIONS 03/08/18 Add Ryan Wagner (RW) signed to SPC by Chicago (AHL) 05/10/18 Add Matthew Weis (C) signed to SPC by Chicago (AHL) 05/31/18 Add Tyler Wong (RW) signed to SPC by Chicago (AHL) 06/08/18 Add Kevin Lough (D) signed to SPC by Chicago (AHL) 09/18/18 Add Alex Gallant (LW) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Reid Duke (C) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Tomas Hyka (RW) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Brooks Macek (RW) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Zac Leslie (D) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Oscar Dansk (G) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Gage Quinney (LW) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Dylan Coghlan (D) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Zach Whitecloud (D) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Jimmy Oligny (D) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Zach Fucale (G) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/23/18 Add Nic Hague (D) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/23/18 Add Keegan Kolesar (RW) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/25/18 Add T.J. Tynan (C) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/25/18 Add Stefan Matteau (C) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/25/18 Add Griffin Reinhart (D) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/25/18 Add Max Lagace (G) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/27/18 Add Brandon Pirri (C) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/27/18 Add Erik Brännström (D) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/30/18 Delete Zach Fucale (G) reassigned by Vegas (NHL) to Fort Wayne (ECHL) 10/02/18 Add Curtis McKenzie (LW) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 10/02/18 Add Daniel Carr (LW) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 10/11/18 Delete Tomas Hyka (RW) recalled from loan by Vegas (NHL) 10/12/18 Add Jake Bischoff (D) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 10/14/18 Delete Jake Bischoff (D) recalled from loan by Vegas (NHL) 10/25/18 Add Jake Bischoff (D) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 10/30/18 Add Zach Fucale (G) reassigned by Vegas (NHL) from Fort Wayne (ECHL) 11/01/18 Delete Kevin Lough (D) loaned to Adirondack (ECHL) 11/14/18 Delete Zach Fucale (G) reassigned by Vegas (NHL) to Fort Wayne (ECHL)