Monday marked the official halfway point of the Devils 2011-12 schedule. And I must say, things aren’t looking too bad from here. Albany currently is in a 3 way tie with Adirondack and Bridgeport for second place in the division, and only two points behind first place Connecticut. Before the second half kicks off on Wednesday, how about some stats?
Record: 17-13-5-3. Tied for 2nd place in the Northeast Division, 9th place in Eastern Conference (same point total as 8th place Adirondack, but the Phantoms have 3 more wins), tied for 12th overall
Home: 10-5-3-3
Road: 7-8-2-0
Team Leaders:
Goals: Steve Zalewski, 9
Assists: Matt Anderson, 15
Points: Matt Anderson, 22
+/-: Mike Sislo, +8
Penalty Minutes: Tim Sestito, 60
Power Play Goals: Eric Gelinas, 4
Power Play Assists: Matt Anderson, 7
Short Handed Goals: Steve Bernier, 2
Short Handed Assists: 2 players tied with 2
Game Winning Goals: 4 players tied with 2
Shots: Joe Whitney, 90
Wins: Keith Kinkaid, 9
GAA: Jeff Frazee, 2.69
Shutouts: Keith Kinkaid, 2
Save Pct.: Jeff Frazee, .900
Team Stats (with league rankings):
Home Attendance: 2,993 (30th)
Penalty Minutes Avg.: 17.38 (11th)
Power Play: 13.4% (28th)
Penalty Kill: 77.5% (28th)
Goals For: 95, 2.50/game (26th)
Goals Against: 116, 3.05/game (tied for 24th)
Shots For: 30.92 (11th)
Shots Against: 28.71 (9th)
Second half of the schedule begins tomorrow against Norfolk, followed by two huge road divisional games (Adirondack and Springfield) to close the week out. Time to step it up.
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