10-19 Milwaukee Tale of the Tape

1. CHICAGO WOLVES TALE OF THE TAPE
Saturday, Oct. 19
7 p.m.
Bradley Center
Team Record: 2-3-0-0
Last Game: 3-5 L vs. Rockford (Oct. 18)
Season Series: 0-0-0-0
Last Meeting: 0-2 Home Loss (April 20)
Team Record: 2-0-1-0
Last Game: 3-2 W at Grand Rapids (Oct. 18)
Season Series: 0-0-0-0
Last Meeting: 2-0 Road Win (April 20)
Storylines
• Tonight’s tilt marks the first of 12 Amtrak Rivalry contests between
the Wolves and Admirals.
• Milwaukee won the Amtrak Rivalry last season by winning 10 of the
12 matchups against Chicago; it marked the first time in four
seasons the Wolves failed to earn the Amtrak Rivalry Trophy.
• Chicago was outscored by Milwaukee 43-33 in the series last year,
with the Wolves bagging just 23 markers in the 10 games they
dropped to the Admirals.
• Defenseman EVAN OBERG had a hand in all three Chicago tallies
and matched a career-high with three points (G, 2A) Friday night; his
multiple-point outing was his first since March 16, 2012.
• The Wolves have been outshot in three of their five games this
season, which includes being outgunned 40-22 on Friday; Chicago
also was outshot 14-3 in Friday’s first period.
• Chicago bagged its first short-handed strike of the season Friday
night (Bolduc); the Wolves scored just five shorties last season.
By The Numbers
24 - Number of goals center ALEXANDRE BOLDUC scored last
season, a career-high; the 28-year-old forward tallied his first as a
member of the Wolves Friday night.
14 - Number of consecutive power-plays the Wolves have killed off
spanning three games; the team is 20 of 22 on the penalty kill this year.
6 - Number of consecutive games the Wolves have dropped to the
Admirals; Chicago scored just 11 markers in those games, while
surrendering 20.
Follow The Action
Tonight’s game begins at 7 p.m. and can be seen on The
U-Too (WCIU-DT 26.2). U-Too also can be found on
XFinity’s Chs. 248 and 360, RCN’s Ch. 35 and WOW’s Ch.
170. The game can also be streamed on www.ahllive.com.
Those away from a TV or computer can follow
@Chicago_Wolves on Twitter for live in-game play-by-play.
PLAYER SPOTLIGHT
#27 EVAN OBERG
#2 ANTHONY BITETTO
Evan Oberg bagged a team
season-high 3 points (G, 2A) on
Friday night.
Milwaukee captain Anthony
Bitetto scored twice, including
the game-winner, in the
Admirals 3-2 win at Grand
Rapids Friday night.
Defenseman
The 25-year-old’s three-point
effort matched a career-high
and was his first multiple-point
game since March 16, 2012.
The Forestburg, Alberta, native
dished out nine assists and
accrued 20 penalty minutes in 56
AHL games with the Syracuse
Crunch last season.
Defenseman
The 23-year-old blueliner has
earned 3 points (2G, A) in three
games this season.
The Oceanside, N.Y., native spilt
his rookie season last year
between Milwaukee and the
ECHL’s Cincinnati Cyclones.