The top two teams in the Eastern Conference meet tonight for the first time in a clash of North vs South Division leaders. Newfoundland began an east coast roadtrip that started last week in Reading and ends Saturday in Orlando. The Icemen are the second South Division team the Growlers have met so far, splitting a series with Florida 1-1 to begin their inaugural season. Newfoundland's top two scorers just returned from the Toronto Marlies ahead of tonight's matchup.
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History: This is the first time Jacksonville will meet Newfoundland.
2018-19 Record:Jacksonville 11-5-0-0, 22 pointsNewfoundland 13-5-0-0, 26 points
Division Standings: Jacksonville 1st in SouthNewfoundland 1st in North
Conference Standings:Jacksonville 2nd in EastNewfoundland 1st in East
League Rank:Jacksonville 4th Newfoundland 1st
Top Scorers:Jacksonville - Rabbit (9-6-15), Mingo (4-9-13), Newbury (1-11-12), Clark (5-6-11)Newfoundland - Ferguson (9-11-20), Estephan (9-9-18), O'Brien (5-8-13), Pooley (4-9-13), LeBlanc (2-10-12)PK %Jacksonville 84.7%Newfoundland 87.5%
PP %Jacksonville 19.3%Newfoundland 17.5%
Ice Cubes:*Jacksonville is undefeated at home when scoring three or more goals.
*Jacksonville leads the ECHL in SHGF (4) at home while it's home power play and penalty kill are both ranked top seven.
*Mikhail Berdin leads rookie goalies in wins (8).
*Dajon Mingo leads defensemen the League in SH points (3). He's ranked 2nd for overall points for defensemen (13).
*Wacey Rabbit is ranked 4th in shooting percentage with 31% (9G on 29 shots). His inactive home point streak of nine games remains first in the League.
*Garet Hunt, Dajon Mingo, Cameron Critchlow, & Maxime Fortier are on a two-game point streak.
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