12-11 Grand Rapids Tale of the Tape

1. CHICAGO WOLVES TALE OF THE TAPE
Wednesday, Dec. 11
6 p.m.
Van Andel Arena
Team Record: 17-4-1-1
Last Game: 3-1 Win vs. Rochester (Dec. 7)
Season Series: 2-1-0-0
Last Meeting: 2-1 Road Win (Nov. 23)
Team Record: 11-10-0-2
Last Game: 5-4 W (SO) vs. Oklahoma City (Dec. 8)
Season Series: 1-2-0-0
Last Meeting: 1-2 Home Loss (Nov. 23)
Storylines
• Tonight marks the fourth of 10 meetings between the Wolves and
Griffins this season and their 108th all-time regular-season matchup.
• Nine of the last 11 contests between the clubs dating back to last
season were decided by a single tally.
• Beginning tonight, the Wolves will play three games in four days, all
of which will be played on the road.
• Seven of Chicago’s 11 victories this season have come on enemy
ice and its .667 road winning percentage is the fourth-best in the
Western Conference (7-3-0-2).
• The Wolves earned their first shootout win in three tries Sunday, a
5-4 decision over the Oklahoma City Barons at Allstate Arena.
• Sunday’s victory marked the first time this season Chicago has come
back to win a game when trailing after 40 minutes of play (1-8-0-0);
the Wolves have posted a 4-47-5-1 record when heading to the third
period with a deficit dating back to the start of 2011-12 with three of
the four wins coming in shootouts.
By The Numbers
4 - Number of one-goal games the Wolves and Griffins played inside
Van Andel Arena last season; Chicago was on the losing end three
of those four contests, but two of those defeats were decided in
overtime (1-1-2-0).
12 - Number of points right wing TY RATTIE has accumulated over
3 - Number of assists center COREY LOCKE dished out on Sunday, a
his last 14 tilts, which includes a two-goal performance on Sunday.
season-high and his first three-assist night since Dec. 26, 2010.
Follow The Action
Tonight’s game begins at 6 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
#22 DMITRIJ JASKIN
#34 PETR MRAZEK
Dmitrij Jaskin enters tonight’s
game on a two-game scoreless
streak. He has not been held
without a point in three straight
games this year.
Petr Mrazek enters tonight’s tilt
on a personal nine-game
winning streak.
Left wing
The 20-year-old rookie forward
has posted 5 goals and 9 points
in 12 games since returning from
injury on Nov. 7.
The Russian-born Czech
Republic native played on the
same national team as Griffins
netminder Petr Mrazek at the
2012 World Junior Championships
Goaltender
The 23-year-old netminder has
appeared in six of the Griffins
last seven games, including a
2-1 win over Chicago on Nov. 23.
The Ostrava, Czech Republic,
native has accrued a 1.56 goalsagainst average and .946 save
percentage during his ninegame winning streak.