Series Preview | Growlers VS Beast | Feb 5 & 6

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH & WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH (7 PM NST)

Newfoundland Growlers (29-13-2-0, 60 PTS) vs. Brampton Beast (22-19-3-1, 48 PTS)

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The Newfoundland Growlers continue their seven-game homestand with a pair of midweek games for an All-Canadian matchup against the Brampton Beast, ECHL affiliate of the Ottawa Senators. The two teams have squared off seven times this season with the Growlers sporting a 5-2 record.

LAST GAME

Matthew Gaudreau led the way with a three-point night as the Worcester Railers defeated the Newfoundland Growlers 5-1 Saturday night at Mile One Centre to split the two-game series. Marcus Power had the only Newfoundland tally in a chippy game that saw a combined four misconducts and 68 penalty minutes. Michael Garteig made 20 saves.

TRANSACTIONS

Feb. 2: F Griffen Molino recalled to Toronto (AHL).

QUICK HITS

Newfoundland

• The Growlers are 22-3-1-0 when scoring first
• Michael Garteig is 4-0 against Brampton this season
• Marcus Power has points in four straight games

Brampton

• The Beast have points in eight of the last 10 games
• David Vallorani has seven points in the last five games
• Nathan Todd leads the Beast with four goals against the Growlers this season

PREVIOUS MATCHUP

January 27th – 7-4 Newfoundland Growlers

Hudson Elynuik, Sam Babintsev, Evan Neugold, Marcus Power, Zach O’Brien and Adam Pardy all had multi-point nights as the Newfoundland Growlers filled the net against the Brampton Beast in a 7-4 win at the CAA Centre in Brampton, Ontario. Michael Garteig made 25 saves in the win. Etienne Marcoux was chased after 40 minutes after allowing seven goals on 32 shots.