The Milton Menace are getting set to take on the Pickering Panthers at home on Friday, November 4th.
The last time these two teams played, the Menace beat the Panthers 4-1 on Friday, October 14th. Christian Trianni was credited with the win on the box score. He had 32 saves on 33 shots, good for a .969% save percentage.
The Menace are coming off a 3-1 win over the Stouffville Spirit that snapped a two-game losing skid. You can read last weekend’s recap here.
The Milton Menace are now 14-2-0-1 through 17 games, good for 29 points this season. They sit in first of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) North/West Conference.
Here’s how the Menace skaters are shaping up after 17 games, led by Aidan Hughes scoring at a nearly two-points-per-game pace:
In net, the Menace have split time evenly between their two goaltenders. Here’s how their 1A/1B tandem are shaping up after 17 games this season:
The Pickering Panthers are 10-8-0-0 through 18 games so far this season. That gives them 20 points, and places them in sixth place in the OJHL’s North/West Conference. Their team has relied on a more balanced attack, with only one player scoring at a point-per-game pace. Here’s how their skaters are faring after 18 games:
Unlike the Menace, the Panthers have a clear top goaltender on the roster. The team has looked to Andrew Ballantyne to carry the majority of the workload in net for this season. Here’s how he and the backup stack up so far this season:
Puck-drop on Friday is set for 7:30 p.m. at the Milton Memorial Arena. Milton Menace home tickets for this OJHL season can be found here.
The Menace will then take on the Stouffville Spirit on Saturday at the Stouffville Arena. That game is slated for a 7:30 p.m. start time.
Check back in on Monday morning for a total recap of the weekend’s action.
