With last night’s out of nowhere comeback 2-1 overtime win against the Falcons, Albany officially hit the midway point of the schedule. Before the second half begins tomorrow night in Allentown, let’s take a look at the team’s progress so far this season:
Record: 17-14-2-5, 41 points. 4th in the Northeast Division, 9th in the Eastern Conference, 17th in AHL
Home: 11-6-1-3
Road: 6-8-1-2
Team Leaders: (top 3 skaters)
Goals: Paul Thompson (18), *Joe Whitney (14), Reid Boucher (10)
Assists: *Joe Whitney (19), Paul Thompson (14), Scott Timmins (13)
Points: *Joe Whitney (33), Paul Thompson (32), Reid Boucher (20)
+/-: Paul Thompson (+13), Graham Black/Stefan Matteau (+7), Brandon Burlon (+5)
Penalty Minutes: Darcy Zajac (65), Brandon Burlon (56), Dan Kelly (54)
Power Play Goals: *Joe Whitney (6), Reid Boucher (5), Mike Sislo/Paul Thompson/Graham Black (4)
Power Play Assists: *Joe Whitney (10), Brandon Burlon (8), Reid Boucher (6)
Shorthanded Goals: Paul Thompson/Mike Sislo/Darcy Zajac/Ben Johnson (1)
Shorthanded Assists: Paul Thompson/Scott Timmins/Kelly Zajac (1)
Game Winning Goals: *Joe Whitney (4), Scott Timmins (3), Paul Thompson/Graham Black (2)
Shots on Goal: Paul Thompson (124), *Joe Whitney (91), Reid Boucher (85)
Wins: *Keith Kinkaid (7)
GAA: *Keith Kinkaid (2.19)
Shutouts: *Keith Kinkaid/Scott Clemmensen (1)
Save Percentage: *Keith Kinkaid (.923)
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Team Stats: (with league rankings)
Penalty Minutes: 675, Avg. 17.76/game (11th)
Power Play: 16.9% (11th)
Penalty Kill: 80.5% (26th)
Goals For: 2.66 (20th)
Goals Against: 2.82 (19th)
Shots For: 29.18 (17th)
Shots Against: 28.76 (10th)
Thoughts Inside The Box 