Bears vs Rampage preview, 2/7

Hershey Bears
record ~ 34-12-0-4 72 points
standings ~ 1st in East Division
most recent game ~ 5-3 Win @ Philadelphia, 2/6
last 5 games ~ 3-0-0-2
home record ~ 18-5-0-2
goals for ~ 195
goals against ~144
power play ~ 18.1% (12th)
penalty kill ~ 81.0% (24th)


San Antonio Rampage
record ~ 21-30-1-1 44 points
standings ~ Last in West Division
most recent game ~ 4-3 OT Loss @ Wilkes-Barre, 2/6
last 5 games ~ 1-3-1-0
road record ~ 7-14-1-1
goals for ~ 130
goals against ~ 164
power play ~ 18.3% (10th)
penalty kill ~ 85.2% (7th)

last time teams met - San Antonio won 3-0 on December 11th in San Antonio.

Players to watch:

Hershey:

RW Andrew Gordon (10)- Last 2 games he has 4 goals. Hopefully he can continue this scoring streak through the rest of the season.
RW Graham Mink (21) - With Giroux up in Washington Minker has to step up and score some big goals. It is said that he has better 2nd halves than 1st so lets see it.
C Jay Beagle (14) - The scrappy center has done amazing work defensively and as a tough guy since his return from injury. Now the Bears need him to put a couple pucks in the net.

Rampage:

F Chad Kolarik (42) - The rookie is the team leader in assists and points with 23 and 37 respectively. He has points in 6 straight games (2 g, 7 a) and 12 of his last 16 games (4 g, 14 a).
C Wyatt Smith (11) - He is currently tied for the team lead with 15 goals. In his last 10 games he has 9 goals. He started the season with Norfolk but has played the last 28 games with SA and has 12 goals and 10 assists in that period.
LW David Spina (17) - He is 2nd on the team with 32 points this season. He has points in 13 of his last 18 games with 7 g and 12 a over that period.


News and Notes:

• This is more than likely the final meeting this season between the teams unless SA runs the table and gets to the Cup Finals.

• Hershey has won 3 of their last 4 home games after losing 3 straight.
• This is the final game for Hershey against the West division this season.
• This is the first of a three game home stand for the Bears.

• San Antonio just started a 25 day 13 game road trip.
• They are 0-3 so far on the trip with one overtime loss.
• In 23 road games this season the Rampage has scored in all of them but in 9 games they have only scored 1 goal.
• The 3 straight road losses come after a 5 game road winning streak.