11-01 Oklahoma City Tale of the Tape

1. CHICAGO WOLVES TALE OF THE TAPE
Friday, Nov. 1
7 p.m.
Cox Convention
Team Record: 3-5-0-1
Team
Center Last Game: 2-4 LRecord: 4-5-0-1 (Oct. 26)
Last Game: 0-5 L vs. Charlotte (Oct. 27)
at San Antonio
Season Series: 0-0-0-0
Last Meeting: 2-5 Road Loss (April 7)
Season Series: 0-0-0-0
Last Meeting: 5-2 Home Win (April 7)
Storylines
• Today’s tilt marks the first of four meetings between the Wolves and
Oklahoma City Barons.
• The Wolves grabbed six out of a possible eight points in last year’s
season series between the two clubs (3-1-0-0).
• Tonight’s tilt kicks off the Wolves annual circus road trip; the club
will play six games in four cities over the next 15 days before
returning home on Nov. 16.
• Chicago enters tonight’s contest having dropped three games in
a row and five of its last six outings overall (1-4-0-1); the team has
earned a 3-5-0-1 mark nine tilts into the 2013-14 campaign.
• The Wolves posted a 3-5-0-1 record and .389 winning percentage
during the month of October, which marks their third-lowest winning
percentage during the first month of the season in franchise history;
the 2002-03 squad (1-4-1-1, .286 winning percentage in October) and
the 2009-10 team (3-6-0-1, .350) both went on to win more than 43
games and make the playoffs in their respective seasons.
• The Wolves saw their first player recall happen on Thursday when
CHRIS PORTER was recalled by St. Louis.
By The Numbers
363 - Number of games (including playoffs) Wolves head coach
JOHN ANDERSON and Barons head coach Todd Nelson coached
together from 2006-08 (Wolves) and 2008-10 (Atlanta Thrashers); the
duo won the Calder Cup together with the Wolves in 2008.
10 - Number of goals the Wolves have outscored the Barons the
last six games the teams have met.
4 - Number of consecutive periods Chicago has failed to dent the
net; the club is scoring just 2.22 goals per game this year.
Follow The Action
Tonight’s game begins at 7 p.m. and can be seen on The
U-Too (WCIU-DT 26.2). U-Too also can be found on
XFinity’s Chs. 248 and 360, RCN’s Ch. 35 and WOW’s Ch.
170. The game can also be streamed on www.ahllive.com.
Those away from a TV or computer can follow
@Chicago_Wolves on Twitter for live in-game play-by-play.
PLAYER SPOTLIGHT
#35 JAKE ALLEN
#29 BRAD HUNT
Jake Allen has posted a 3-0-1
record, 1.47 goals-against
average, and a .956 save
percentage in four career starts
at Cox Convention Center.
Barons blueliner Brad Hunt
began his professional career
with the Wolves.
Goaltender
The 23-year-old has stopped 130
of 136 shots he faced in
Oklahoma City and allowed just
one marker in his lone shootout
defeat.
The Fredericton, N.B., native has
earned a 3-2-1 mark, 2.79 goalsagainst average and .918 save
percentage in six starts this year.
Defenseman
The 25-year-old joined Chicago
after his senior year at Bemidji
State in the spring of 2012 and
then skated in 65 outings during
the 2012-13 regular season.
The Maple Ridge, British
Columbia, native registered 33
assists and 38 points in 79
regular-season outings with
Chicago and added 4 points
(G, 3A) in five playoff tilts.