Norfolk @ Bears Preview, 11/30

Hershey Bears
record ~ 17-5-0-1 35 points
standings ~ 1st in East Division
most recent game ~ 9-0 Win vs Philadelphia, 11/29
last 5 games ~ 5-0-0-0
home record ~ 8-2-0-0
goals for ~ 104
goals against ~62
power play ~ 19.6% (6th)
penalty kill ~ 80.5% (23rd)


Norfolk Admirals
record ~ 7-11-1-3 18 points
standings ~ 6th in East Division
most recent game ~ 4-3 OT Win vs Wilkes-Barre, 11/29
last 5 games ~ 2-3-0-0
road record ~ 3-7-0-2
goals for ~ 71
goals against ~ 88
power play ~ 21.2% (3rd)
penalty kill ~ 79.1% (25th)

last time teams met - Hershey won 4-3 in a shootout in Norfolk on October 11.

Players to watch:

Hershey:

C Keith Aucoin (11)- He had 3 assists last night to extend his league leading point total to 35 and his league leading assist total to 26.
C Kyle Wilson (18) - He came into the month of November with 0 goals. He now has 9 of them. 9 goals and 2 assists this month.
LW Alexandre Giroux (12) - He extended his point streak to 7 games with 2 goals and an assist last night. Giving him 7 goals and 8 assists in the last 7 games.

Norfolk:

C Paul Szczechura (12) - Leading goal scorer and point getter for Norfolk this season with 11 g and 13 a on the season. Has a point in 10 of 13 games this month. And a team leading +8.
RW Brandon Bochenski (27) - 2nd on the team with 9 goals and 4th in points. In the last 3 games he has 4 goals and 2 assists. 5 goals and 4 assists in the last 6.
C Zenon Konopka (28) - 7 goals and 9 assists on the season includes 1 goal and 6 assists in the last 3 games.


News and Notes:

• Don't let the record fool you, Norfolk can score with anyone. Goaltending has been the problem this season. Karri Ramo is 36th in the league in save percentage and 43rd in goals against. And the backup Mike McKenna is even worse.
  
• Norfolk started the season 1-7-1-1 and has since gone 6-4-0-2.
• Karl Alzner was injured last night for the Capitals. No telling on how serious the injury is as of yet.
• Washington doesn't play until Tuesday and the Bears don't play again after tonight until Saturday so there shouldn't be any more call ups.