KINGFISH WEEKLY REPORT: VOL. 1, NO. 3

KINGFISH BEGIN SEVEN-GAME ROAD TRIP WTH A SWEEP

In the first weekend of a seven-game road trip, the Baton Rouge Kingfish increased their winning streak to three games with a sweep of the Stockton Thunder.

In game one at Adventist Health Arena in Stockton, California, on Friday night, the game was tied, 1-1, after 40 minutes of play. With 2:45 to go in the third period, Dmitry Kuznetsov snuck a wrist shot through traffic to give the Kingfish the lead, 2-1. Jake Cox potted an empty-netter to seal the win, 3-1, with 25 seconds remaining. Ed Coffey turned aside 33 of the 34 shots he faced. The win marked the first one-goal win of the season for the Kingfish

Saturday's rematch on Halloween featured far more offense on both sides. Baton Rouge emerged victorious, 5-4, in overtime, despite leading for just 14 seconds all night. Stockton scored twice, 20 seconds apart, inside the first five minutes of the game. However, the Kingfish evened things up, 2-2, before the end of the first period on goals by Jason Brancheau and Scott Shorrock. In the second period, the Thunder netted another early goal, but Jake Cox responded with a powerplay strike -- Baton Rouge's first man advantage goal in 23 attempts. Shorrock gave the Kingfish their first lead at 1:33 of the third, but the Thunder responded with a goal of their own at 1:47. In overtime, Tyler Williams converted on Baton Rouge's only shot of the extra session. The Kingfish were outshot, 37-29 -- the first time they've recorded less than 30 shots in a game this season

FISH ON FIRE

Forward Scott Shorrock notched six points (2g, 4a) in Baton Rouge's sweep of Stockton. He's now tied with Jake Cox for the club lead in points (11) and is pacing the team with seven assists.

The 27-year-old is currently riding a four-game point streak and has been held off the scoresheet just once this season. 

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With goals in both games of the Stockton series, an empty-netter Friday and a powerplay tally Saturday, Jake Cox has now scored in three consecutive games. He's the first Baton Rouge skater to record a three-game goal streak this season.

The former Southern New Hampshire Penman ranks first on the team with six goals so far this season. 

PERFECTION ON THE PENALTY KILL

Baton Rouge was perfect in five opportunities on the penalty kill last weekend against Stockton. The Thunder entered the series with the third-best powerplay in the league. 

It's the first time the Kingfish have held an opponent's powerplay scoreless in a series this season.

Overall, the Kingfish penalty kill ranks third in the league, converting at an 87.8-percent clip. 

UPCOMING WEEK  

Friday, November 6 at Fresno | 9:05 p.m. CDT

The Kingfish play a two-game series against the Fresno Falcons in the middle leg of their seven-game road trip. It's a matchup of the two top teams in the Western Conference.

Fresno is both the league’s highest-scoring team, averaging 6.28 goals per game, and its most penalized team, averaging 33.4 penalty minutes per game.

Forward Aaron Huffnagle is the FPHL leader in points (20) and assists (13). He's recorded at least two points in every game this season and has totaled 11 points across his last three outings.

In the crease, Austyn Roudebush is 4-0-0 with a 2.00 goals-against average and .939 save percentage. Backup Dysen Skinner is 2-1-0/2.67/.900.  

Saturday, November 7 at Fresno | 8:05 p.m. CDT

WEEK 3 RESULTS

Friday, Oct. 30 | Game 6 at Stockton | W, 3-1

Baton Rouge 0 1 2 - 3 Shots: 10-17-9-36 PP: 0/5

Stockton 0 1 0 - 1 Shots: 9-12-13-34 PP: 0/3

2nd Period-Whiteduck 1 (Turner), 10:19. 3rd Period-Kuznetsov 4 (Shorrock), 17:15. Cox 5 (Shorrock), 19:35 (EN). Coffey 4-2-0 (34 shots-33 saves), A-2,706 

Saturday, Oct. 31 | Game 7 at Stockton | OTW, 5-4

Baton Rouge 2 1 1 1 - 5 Shots: 9-13-6-1-29 PP: 1/4

Stockton 2 1 1 0 - 4 Shots: 10-9-14-4-37 PP: 0/2

1st Period-Brancheau 5 (Williams, Cox), 7:03. Shorrock 3 (Whiteduck), 18:37. 2nd Period-Cox 6 (Ketola, Shorrock), 12:41 (PP). 3rd Period-Shorrock 4 (Ketola, Kuznetsov), 1:33. Overtime-Williams 4 (Shorrock, Cox), 2:02. Coffey 5-2-0 (37 shots-33 saves), A-1,959