• Goal security was entrusted directly to the Latvian goalkeeper Artur Shilov. He made 21 of 27 shots, allowing six rebounds in 54 minutes.
• This was Shilov’s worst game this season. He has appeared in the Canucks’ fortress in all four AHL games played this season. In this contest, he allowed as many pucks as in the previous three games combined. The Latvian’s 89.3% shot save rate dropped to 85.5% after this fight, while the number of pucks allowed dropped from an average of two to 3.93.
• The most productive of all players was fireproof center Andrew Poturalskiwho stood out with three assists, forging his team’s success.
• The Canucks played with an empty net nearly six minutes into regulation as they tried to come back.
• Abbotsford scored three of the four goals in numerically unequal formations – two in the majority, one in the minority.
• The Canucks are seventh in the ten-team Pacific Division with four points in four games. it’s not easy – even in the overall ranking, the team is only 21st out of 32 units.
• The next game for the team represented by Shilov is scheduled for Friday night, when they will host the San Diego Gulls. The fight starts at 2:00 a.m. Latvian time.
Resources used:
https://theahl.com/stats/game-cente…
