GAME NOTES: March 2 – Savannah Ghost Pirates at Rush – Speedy Metropolis Rush

(RAPID CITY, S.D.) – The Speedy Metropolis Rush, proud affiliate of the Calgary Flames, tackle the Savannah Ghost Pirates for the ultimate time this season at 7:05 p.m. from The Monument. 
The Rush are seven factors exterior the ECHL playoffs and may inch nearer to Allen and Utah with a win this night over a plucky Savannah squad.
 
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RUSH AND SAVANNAH FINISH SEASON SERIES TONIGHT
Non-divisional play is over for the Speedy Metropolis Rush after tonight, because the Rush shut their season sequence with the Savannah Ghost Pirates. Quite a lot of issues went proper for the Rush, the staff killed two penalties, they outshot the Ghost Pirates, they saved vitality and soar by the sport – nonetheless two early objectives for the Ghost Pirates aided their staff to a second-straight win over the Rush. Speedy Metropolis is now confronted with 17 video games of Mountain Division play of their last fourth of the season, and the sequence finale vs. Savannah tonight.
 
DINO-MIGHT!
It’s Jurassic World Evening for the Rush, and issues received pre-historic final night time. After a nine-game preventing drought, each Tyson Helgesen and Alex Aleardi shed the mitts for scraps in opposition to Savannah final night time. Helgesen, the staff chief in fights with six, defended Maurizio Colella who was clobbered within the again on the entrance of the online. Aleardi squared off with Savannah captain Matthew Boudens. The Aleardi combat led to Brett Gravelle’s aim and between the 2 tilts, Speedy Metropolis discovered some mojo within the early third interval. 
 
PENALTY KILL
The Rush have allowed a minimum of one powerplay aim to opponents in eight of their final 10 video games. Whereas the share has taken successful, Head Coach Scott Burt maintains minimal concern over his PK group.
“It’s bounces… they scored when the puck hit 4 guys and bounced proper to their man. You’ll be able to’t management that, however it’s so irritating to see.” 
The Rush penalty kill group was as excessive as 80.4 p.c in February. 
 
SOME RUMBLES
The Rush will get the prospect to bear down on the Utah Grizzlies in a Friday, Saturday, Monday cut up in West Valley Metropolis. The Rush are seven factors behind Utah and Allen for the division’s final playoff spot, however have six head-to-head matchups with Utah remaining.
 
MISSION: HOME WIN
After successful eight of 9 at house from December into the center of January, the Rush have misplaced their final nine-straight house video games. The ECHL-franchise for many consecutive house losses in 10 from April 12 of final season to November 25 of this 12 months. Speedy Metropolis is seeking to keep away from the fallacious sort of historical past with a win in entrance of an anticipated giant and rowdy crowd tonight,
 
ONCE BROTHERS
Former Rush ahead Keltie Jeri-Leon logged an help final night time in opposition to his former staff. Jeri-Leon was dealt to Savannah in December to finish the playing-rights deal for Will Riedell within the offseason. The Rush acquired defenseman Adam Eby from the Ghost Pirates on Valentine’s Day. Eby has now made the trek from the East Coast to South Dakota on three separate events within the final month, as soon as for the commerce, and a spherical journey to Greenville with Speedy Metropolis. 
 
KEEPING IT CLOSE FARES BEST
The Rush are 5-2-1 in one-goal video games at house this 12 months. Nonetheless, exterior of the one-goal video games the Rush are 1-5-0 in two-goal video games and 1-7-0 in three-goal recreation at The Monument this season. The biggest margin of victory at house this season was a 9-5 demolition of the Fort Wayne Komets in the midst of January. That was additionally the final Rush house win. 
 
THE FINAL DRIVE
After tonight, right here’s the complete breakdown of the Rush divisional schedule
 
Opp.                      Video games remaining                
Kansas Metropolis            2 (highway)
Idaho                     3 (highway)
Tulsa                      0
Utah                      6 (3 house / 3 highway)
Allen                      3 (house)
Wichita                  3 (house)
 
BENNY AND THE VETS
Blake Bennett scored his 23^rd aim of the 12 months to increase his goal-scoring lead for the Rush this season. Bennett’s aim was assisted by Alex Aleardi and Logan Nelson, and put the Rush inside one among Savannah. Bennett is a rookie out of AIC, Aleardi and Nelson are two of three veterans on the roster for the Rush (Garrett Klotz, the opposite).
 
POWERPLAY PREMIUMS
The 2 groups mixed for less than 4 powerplay probabilities final night time (one for Speedy Metropolis, three for Savannah), regardless of a bodily recreation. The Rush had six probabilities on the Powerade Energy Play on Wednesday whereas Savannah mustered solely 4. The Rush have two powerplay objectives within the sequence, whereas Savannah has just one. 
 
A BIG GAME FOR FIRST-TIMERS
The Rush are 2-3-0 this season vs. groups they hadn’t face beforehand in staff historical past. The Rush received two-of-three in opposition to Maine at the start of February, however look to get again to .500 in opposition to new faces with a win tonight over Savannah.
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