Game 5: Abbotsford Canucks at Texas Stars
Venue H-E-B Center at Cedar Park
Date: Friday, June 6
Time: 7:00 pm CDT
TV: FLO Sports
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Abbotsford Canucks News & Notes
The Canucks won game four on Wednesday and can advance to the Calder Cup Finals with a win tonight. They improved to 11-4-1, averaging 2.9 goals per game while allowing two goals per game. Arturs Silovs got the start in game four, stopping 27 of the 31 shots he faced. He is posting a 1.93 goals-against average, a .930 save percentage, and five shutouts. Nikita Tolopilo, in his lone game, allowed two goals on 23 shots.
Texas Stars News & Notes:
The Stars dropped a tough one in overtime as they are on the verge of seeing their season come to an end tonight. They are now 7-2-3 in the playoffs, averaging 3.5 goals per game while allowing 2.5 goals per game. Remi Poirier got the start in game four, stopping seven of the 11 shots he faced in two periods. Magnus Hellberg replaced Poirier to start the third stopping 22 of the 23 shots he faced. Poirier is posting a 2.19 goals-against average, a .919 save percentage, and a shutout. Hellberg is posting a 2.57 goals-against average and a .905 save percentage.
Abbotsford Canucks Projected Lines
Di Giuseppe-Sasson-Karlsson
Bains-Mueller-Klimovich
Nielsen-Khaira-Smith
Glover-Wouters-Kambeitz
Brisebois-Woo
Wolanin-Mancini
Hirose-Kudryavtsev
Silovs
Tolopilo
Texas Stars Projected Lines
McKenzie-Hryckowian-Lind
Hughes-Hyry-Blümel
Stranges-Becker-Pettersen
Wheatcroft-Scott-Romano
Capobianco-Petrovic
Taylor-Karow
Looft-White
Poirier
Hellberg
Players to Watch
Abbotsford Canucks
Linus Karlsson leads the team in points and goals with 17 points and nine goals. Arshdeep Bains leads in assists with 11. Kirill Kudryavtsev leads the team in plus/minus with a plus-11.
Texas Stars
Cameron Hughes leads the team in points and assists with 19 points and 15 assists. Kole Lind and Justin Hryckowian lead in goals with eight apiece for the Stars. Kyle Capobianco leads in plus/minus with a plus-ten.
Next Game
Game 6: Sunday, June 8 at Abbotsford Centre (If Necessary)
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