Chicago Wolves Game Notes

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1 Chicago Wolves Game Notes CHICAGO AT ROCKFORD DECEMBER 8, p.m. CW50 KINGS OF THE GOALS The Chicago Wolves arrived Wednesday night at Wells Fargo Arena with a tall task at hand: trying to snap a five-game winless streak while dealing with the American Hockey League s hottest team and best goalie. When the Wolves showed up, Iowa netminder Kaapo Kahkonen owned a record and a 1.55 goalsagainst average and he had just been honored as the AHL s Goaltender of the Month for November. When the Wolves wrapped up their two-game sweep at Iowa, Kahkonen owned a record and a 1.94 GAA as Rocky Thompson s bunch piled up nine goals in 124 minutes. Now the Wolves lead the AHL in scoring with 92 goals in 24 games. This year s crew averages 3.83 goals per game, which ranks as the No. 2 rate in franchise history. Only the squad, which produced 4.14 goals per game, has been more explosive. Coincidentally enough, the Wolves set their season-high for goals the last time they visited Rockford when they crunched the IceHogs 7-2 on Nov. 23. THIS CARR FUELS THE WOLVES It might be a coincidence, but probably not: The Wolves five-game winless streak occurred while forward Daniel Carr was playing in the NHL for the Vegas Golden Knights. Since he has returned, he has produced 2 goals and 2 assists and the Wolves have posted two victories. Despite missing six Wolves games while hanging with the Golden Knights, Carr shares eighth in the league in goals (11), shares sixth in points (26), ranks second in plus/minus rating (+18) and shares first in power-play goals (7). Put another way: The Wolves own an record (.667) with Carr in the lineup and a record (.250) with Carr out of the lineup. HELLO, NEW GUY The Wolves signed center Marco Roy on Friday morning and he made his Chicago debut Friday night against Iowa. Roy centered the fourth line as he became the 616th player to wear the Wolves jersey in the Wolves 25 seasons. The 24-year-old Roy spent the first two months of this season with the ECHL s Fort Wayne Komets, where he posted 5 goals and 7 assists in 13 games. Friday s game marked his 79th AHL appearance. He posted 11 goals and 17 assists for the Bakersfield Condors, Utica Comets and San Jose Barracuda. GOODBYE, DES MOINES FRIDAY, DEC. 7 CHICAGO 5, ( at) IOWA 4 The Wolves and the Wild swapped goals all night, but the Wolves scored first and last to secure back-to-back wins at Wells Fargo Arena. Forward Tyler Wong posted his first two-goal game as a professional, forward Tomas Hyka delivered the game-winner midway through the third and Daniel Carr and Nic Hague also scored Goaltender Max Lagace recorded 22 saves. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5 CHICAGO 4, ( at) IOWA 3 ( OT) Defenseman Nic Hague scored with 57 seconds left in overtime to cap a furious Wolves rally from a 3-0 deficit. Hague, forward Daniel Carr and defenseman Dylan Coghlan produced power-play goals during the comeback and forward Brandon Pirri assisted on all four goals in the comeback win. Goaltender Max Lagace made 16 saves. TALE OF THE TAPE REGULAR-SEASON SERIES Rockford Chicago LEADING SCORERS IN SERIES ROCKFORD CHICAGO Skater G A Pts Skater G A Pts Raddysh Pirri Ejdsell Macek Louis Kolesar D. Sikura FIVE tied SERIES GAME-BY-GAME Date Location Result SF-SA PP PK Nov. 10 Allstate Arena L, Nov. 23 Rockford MetroCentre W, Nov. 25 Allstate Arena L, Dec. 8 Rockford MetroCentre 6 p.m. Dec. 21 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. Dec. 28 Rockford MetroCentre 7 p.m. Dec. 29 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. Jan. 19 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. Feb. 1 Rockford MetroCentre 7 p.m. Feb. 26 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. March 20 Rockford MetroCentre 7 p.m. March 31 Rockford MetroCentre 4 p.m. THROWING IT BACK TO 2012 Six years ago today, the Wolves and IceHogs met in Rockford and the visitors came away with a 2-1 victory as goaltender Matt Climie outdueled Carter Hutton and Darren Haydar earned the No. 1 star for scoring the game-winning goal. What else was happening in the world? Manny Pacquiao was knocked out for the first time in 13 years as Juan Manuel Marquez caught him with a right at the end of the sixth round -- leaving Pacquiao unconscious for several minutes. Hyde Park on Hudson was one of several movies released on Dec. 7, It received disappointing reviews save Bill Murray s portrayal of FDR. Rihanna s Diamonds owned Billboard s top spot. ALL-TIME RECORD BREAKDOWN Seasons Home Road Overall

2 Chicago Wolves Game Notes BY THE NUMBERS 2 Second-year forward Tyler Wong scored the Wolves first two goals in Friday night s 5-4 win at Iowa, which marked the first multi-goal game as a professional during the regular season. Wong had been seeking such a night ever since he delivered a hat trick on Sept. 17, 2017, against the Vancouver Canucks during the Vegas Golden Knights first exhibition game. Wong also set a personal best with 5 shots -- as he created more good scoring chances in his effort to earn the Wolves fourth hat trick of the year. 7 With Gage Quinney unable to play in Friday s game, that reduced the number of Wolves who have played in all 24 games to seven: Forwards Reid Duke, Keegan Kolesar, Brooks Macek, Curtis McKenzie, Brandon Pirri and T.J. Tynan and rookie defenseman Nic Hague. At this point last season, only four Wolves had appeared in the first 24 games. Tynan is the only repeater on the list. 18 Defenseman Erik Brännström continues to keep climbing the scoring charts. He earned another assist Friday night, which pushed his point streak to four games (2G, 6A) and gave him 19 points (4G, 15A) in 22 games this season. He s the only defenseman ranked among the Top 20 rookie scorers and he shares fifth place overall in scorers. On Wednesday, the Eksjö native was named to Sweden s preliminary roster for the 2019 World Junior Championship, taking place Dec. 26-Jan. 5 in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia. Media reports say he has been cleared by the organization to join his national team Prior to Wednesday s and Friday s games, the Wild had given up just eight power-play goals in all year as the league s second-best penalty-killing unit. The Wolves came into Des Moines and scored four goals in eight power-play opportunities to improve the team s power play to a conversion rate of 21.6 percent. 31 Brandon Pirri keeps producing every night he s on the ice. The 27-year-old assisted on Daniel Carr s first-period goal Friday night, which pushed his league-leading point total to 31 (10G, 21A). He also paces the AHL with 21 assists. Pirri handed out four assists on Wednesday at Iowa, which marked the first time he d accomplished that since in a game on April 12, 2013, when he produced 1 goal and 5 assists in a Rockford IceHogs 7-3 win over the Wolves. Lehigh Valley s Phil Varone sits in second with 28 points (11G, 17A). 354 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 goaltender Eddie Pasquale won his NHL debut Tuesday night for the Tampa Bay Lightning against the Detroit Red Wings, he became the 354th player (out of 615 Wolves all-time) who have competed for the Wolves and in the NHL. That 57.6 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 (70.4 percent). UPCOMING GAMES Date Opponent Venue Time Saturday, Dec. 15 vs. Tucson** Allstate Arena 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16 vs. Tucson* Allstate Arena 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18 vs. Texas^ Allstate Arena 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 21 vs. Rockford* Allstate Arena 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22 at Milwaukee** Panther 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 (3-2) Goaltender Saves-Shots SV% Oscar Dansk (2-1) Max Lagace (1-1) 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 7 at Rockford Nov. 23 Most Goals Allowed in a Game 7 vs. Texas Dec. 2 vs. Milwaukee Nov. 11 Most Goals Scored in a Period 4 at Rockford Nov. 23 Most Goals Allowed in a Period 3 2nd vs. Texas Dec. 2 2nd vs. San Antonio Dec. 1 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 43 vs. Manitoba Nov. 18 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 15 vs. San Antonio Dec. 1 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 at Iowa Dec. 5 vs. Texas Dec. 2 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 vs. Grand Rapids (Reinhart) Nov. 24 at San Antonio (Quinney) Oct. 28 Most SHG Against in a Game 1 at Grand Rapids (Elson) Nov. 28 vs. Grand Rapids (Elson) Nov. 24 Longest Winning Streak 4 Oct Longest Home Winning Streak 2 Oct Longest Road Winning Streak 3 Nov Longest Winless Streak 5 Nov. 24-Dec. 2 Longest Home Winless Streak 4 Nov. 24-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 0:47 at Iowa (Kloos) Dec. 5 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 5 at Rockford Nov. 23 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 Brandon Pirri 4 at IA, Dec. 5 Daniel Carr 4 at MIL, Nov. 7 Brooks Macek 4 vs. CLE, Oct Zach Whitecloud 3 at RFD, Nov. 23 Curtis McKenzie 3 at RFD, Nov. 23 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 Tyler Wong 2 at IA, Dec. 7 Nic Hague 2 at IA, Dec. 5 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 4 at IA, Dec Brandon Pirri 3 vs. RFD, Nov. 10 Daniel Carr 3 vs. GR, Oct. 13 PIM 1. Alex Gallant 15 at SA, Oct Alex Gallant 12 at COL, Oct. 5 Alex Gallant 12 vs. TEX, Dec Jimmy Oligny 10 at IA, Dec Curtis McKenzie 7 vs. GR, Nov. 24 Alex Gallant 7 vs. MIL, Nov. 11 Stefan Matteau 7 at GR, Oct. 20 Stefan Matteau 7 vs. GR, Oct. 13 +/- 1. Zach Whitecloud +5 at RFD, Nov. 23 Nic Hague +5 at COL, Oct. 6 Zac Leslie +5 at COL, Oct Nic Hague +4 at RFD, Nov. 23 Daniel Carr +4 vs. CLE, Oct. 24 Brooks Macek +4 vs. CLE, Oct. 24 Shots 1. Brandon Pirri 8 vs. MB, Nov Erik Brännström 7 at RFD, Nov. 23 Daniel Carr 7 vs. RFD, Nov. 10 Daniel Carr 7 at MIL, Nov. 7 Brandon Pirri 7 at COL, Oct. 6 Saves 1. Oscar Dansk 34 at MIL, Nov Max Lagace 33 at RFD, Nov Oscar Dansk 32 vs. MIL, Oct. 21 Max Lagace 32 vs. GR, Oct. 13

4 BROADCAST SCHEDULE No. Date Time* Opponent Broadcast** 26. 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 CW 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 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 W Dansk Appleby / Nov. 23 at Rockford W Lagace Forsberg (L)/Delia / Nov. 24 vs. Grand Rapids OTL Dansk Sateri / Nov. 25 vs. Rockford L Lagace Forsberg / Nov. 28 at Grand Rapids L Lagace Sateri / Dec. 1 vs. San Antonio L Dansk Binnington / Dec. 2 vs. Texas L Lagace Desrosiers / Dec. 5 at Iowa W (OT) Lagace Kahkonen / Dec. 7 at Iowa W Lagace Kahkonen /1-1 No. Date Time* Opponent Broadcast** 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) 11/22/18 Add Tomas Hyka (RW) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 11/22/18 Delete Daniel Carr (LW) recalled from loan by Vegas (NHL) 12/05/18 Add Daniel Carr (LW) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 12/05/18 Delete Reid Duke (C) recalled from loan by Vegas (NHL) 12/07/18 Add Marco Roy (C) signed to PTO by Chicago (AHL)