I did a little sifting through the AHL's daily stat pages from this weekend and while some stats don't paint a pretty picture, not all are bleak.
The one that stands out the most to me is our PIM's. During the season we were I believe bottom 5 for PIM's. We are now the most penalized team in the post-season.
Penalty Minute Leaders:
1. Dean Arsene (ABB) - 16
1. Shane O'Brien (ABB) -16
4. Trevor Parkes (GR) - 12
4. Brennen Evans (GR) - 12
Penalty Minute Record (out of 16):
1. Abbotsford Heat - 64
2. Grand Rapids Griffins - 47
One more "issue" spot which unfortunately seems ill-deserved is that Joni Ortio went from a Top 5 goaltender to 2nd to worst goaltender. However, Ortio is one of the Top 5 goaltenders for saves made:
Goaltending Leaders (out of 17):
1. Petr Mrazek (GR)
16. Joni Ortio (GR)
Saves Made (out of 17):
3. Petr Mrazek (GR) - 70
5. Joni Ortio (ABB) - 65
Save Percentage:
1. Petr Mrazek (GR)
14. Joni Ortio (ABB)
Our PP record isn't great but our PK is middle of the pack:
Power Play Record (out of 16):
9. Grand Rapids Griffins - 14.3%
12. Abbotsford Heat - 11.1%
Penalty Kill Record (out of 16):
6. Grand Rapid Griffins - 88.9%
8. Abbotsford Heat - 85.7%
And then one crazy stat. We have the 3rd most shots for per game, and the 16th shots against. Grand Rapids almost in a similar situation. Both teams shoot but both teams obviously let their goaltenders do alot of work.
Shots For Per Game (out of 16):
1. Grand Rapids Griffins - 43.50
3. Abbotsford Heat - 36.50
Shots Against Per Game (out of 16):
14. Grand Rapids Griffins - 36.50
16. Abbotsford Heat - 43.50
Scoring wise, it's the GR rookies that are sticking it to us. They have spots 1 and 2 in the league for Rookie Points and 1 for Rookie Goals. Their offense has come from their 1st year players:
Rookie Points Leaders:
1. Ryan Sproul (GR) - 4
2. Teemu Pulkkinen (GR) - 3
3. Markus Granlund (ABB) - 2
Rookie Goals:
1. Ryan Sproul (GR) - 2
And worst for last, plus/minus. Abbotsford has two players with a + rating, 7 with a 0, 14 with a minus. Comparatively, of those same players, 15 were a plus rating in the regular season and 6 were a minus. Grand Rapids has 11 with a + rating, 10 with a 0 and 1 player with a minus. 3 of them are in the top +/- in the league:
Plus/Minus:
2. Andrej Nestrasil (GR) + 5
2. Nathan Paetsch (GR) +5
2. Teemu Pulkkinen (GR) +5
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