PREVIEW: JACKSONVILLE HOSTS ATLANTA

Friday, December 14th

Jacksonville faces Atlanta tonight for only the second time this season at Veterans Memorial Arena. The first time these teams met this year, the Icemen won in the first overtime of the season, 3-2. Both are looking to snap losing streaks—Atlanta has dropped a league-high seven in a row and the Icemen five.

7:30 p.m., Veterans Memorial ArenaTICKETS WATCH LISTEN

History: Atlanta has a slight advantage in series history at 7-3-2-0Jacksonville is 1-0-0-0 against Atlanta in 2018-19

2018-19 Record:Jacksonville 13-10-1-0, 27 pointsAtlanta 5-12-4-1, 15 points

Division Standings: Jacksonville 3rd in SouthAtlanta 7th in South

Conference Standings:Jacksonville 5th in EastAtlanta 14th in East

League Rank:Jacksonville 12th Atlanta 26th

Top Scorers:Jacksonville - Newbury (5-15-20), Rabbit (10-9-19), Mingo (6-11-17), Clark (6-7-13), Fortier (4-6-10), Fowlie (5-3-8)Atlanta - McKenzie (6-10-16), Nesbitt (5-10-15), Troock (9-5-14), LaPorte (6-7-13), Gabrielle (3-10-13)

PK %Jacksonville 84.5%Atlanta 84.5%

PP %Jacksonville 15.1%Atlanta 20%

Ice Cubes:-Jacksonville has an 11-4 record at home, for a league-best 22 points on home ice.

-Jacksonville is undefeated at home when leading or tied after period two, but winless when trailing.

-Jacksonville is 3rd in the ECHL in SHGF with five.

-Maxime Fortier is on a three-game point streak and has at least one point in eight of his eleven games with Jacksonville.

-Dajon Mingo is 6th among defensemen in the ECHL with 17 points and is on a three-game point streak.