12-13 Texas Tale of the Tape

1. CHICAGO WOLVES TALE OF THE TAPE
Friday, Dec. 13
7:30 p.m.
Cedar Park Center
Team Record: 14-8-2-2
Last Game: 2-1 Win vs. Iowa (Dec. 7)
Season Series: 1-0-0-0
Last Meeting: 4-1 Home Win (Oct. 5)
Team Record: 12-10-0-2
Last Game: 4-2 W at Grand Rapids (Dec. 11)
Season Series: 0-1-0-0
Last Meeting: 1-4 Road Loss (Oct. 5)
Storylines
• Tonight marks the second of four matchups between the Wolves
and Stars this season and the 24th all-time regular-season meeting
between the squads.
• Six of Chicago’s nine all-time regular-season wins against Texas
have come at Cedar Park Center.
• The Texas Stars are one of three teams in the Western Conference
Chicago head coach JOHN ANDERSON has not defeated; he has not
faced Abbotsford or Utica in his career.
• The Wolves tallied two third-period goals to double up the
defending Calder Cup Champion Grand Rapids Griffins 4-2
Wednesday night at Van Andel Arena.
• The win was just Chicago’s third in its last seven contests, but its
second straight victory; the club sits with 26 points and a
12-10-0-2 record through 24 games this season.
• Eight of Chicago’s 12 victories this season have come on enemy ice
and its .692 road winning percentage is the third-best in the Western
Conference (8-3-0-2).
By The Numbers
.850 - Winning percentage of the Wolves when scoring first this
season (8-1-0-1).
2 - Number of assists right wing MARK MANCARI dished out on
8 - Number of points defenseman DAVID SHIELDS has accrued in
Wednesday, his first points since Nov. 15.
22 games this season, which includes an assist on Wednesday; the
22-year-old blueliner is one point shy of matching his point
production he achieved in his first two AHL seasons (2011-13).
Follow The Action
Tonight’s game begins at 7:30 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
#49 ALEXANDRE BOLDUC
#23 TRAVIS MORIN
Alexandre Bolduc dented the
net twice on Wednesday, his
second multiple-goal effort this
season and seventh of his AHL
career; he has tallied 3 points
(2G, A) in his last two outings.
Travis Morin enters tonight’s tilt
having gone a season-high two
games without a point.
Center
Center
The 28-year-old forward shares
third on Chicago with 5 goals
and has accumulated 8 points in
14 contests this season.
The 29-year-old forward has
notched a point in 16 of his 20
games this season and ranks
third in the AHL with 29 points
(11G, 18A).
The Montreal native has never
played a game at Cedar Park
Center and has posted an assist
in two career games against the
Stars.
The Brooklyn Park, Minn., native
amassed 2 goals and 4 points in
the Stars 4-1 win over the
Wolves on Oct. 5 at Cedar Park
Center.