BY THE NUMBERS: Women’s hockey ready for challenge to start 2019
January 10, 2019
Friday:
- The Matchup: Ottawa Gee-Gees (2-8) at #1 Montréal Carabins (9-2)
- Location: Université de Montréal - CEPSUM
- Puck Drop: 7pm EST
- Watch Online: Carabins YouTube
- Last Meeting: Ottawa 0 vs Montreal 3 – November 9, 2018
OTTAWA GAME NOTES
- Major Stat Leaders
- Points: Sara Lachance – 4
- Goals: Sara Lachance - 4
- Assists: Mélodie Bouchard - 4
- Save Percentage: Maude Lévesque-Ryan - 92.1%
- The Gee-Gees have done a good job of staying out of the penalty box this season as they rank ninth in U SPORTS having been shorthanded just 42 times this season.
- Despite ranking in the top half of U SPORTS in goals against this season, the Gee-Gees have struggled to find the back of the net and are currently last in U SPORTS this season having scored only 11 goals.
MONTREAL GAME NOTES
- Major Stat Leaders
- Points: 3 tied at 11
- Goals: Jessica Cormier - 6
- Assists: Annie Germain - 8
- Save Percentage: Aube Racine – 94.9%
- Despite having just 31 poweplay attempts this season, ranking them at 33rd in U SPORTS, Carabins have the highest poweplay success percentage in the country at 29%
- The Carabins have given up just 15 goals this season which is third lowest this season in U SPORTS
- The Carabins are scoring 2.91 goals per game this season which is fourth highest in U SPORTS
Sunday:
The Matchup: Ottawa Gee-Gees (2-8) vs #3 McGill Martlets (8-2)
- Location: University of Ottawa - Minto Sports Complex
- Puck Drop: 2 p.m. EST
- Watch Online: OUA.tv
- Last Meeting: Ottawa 0 vs McGill 2 – November 25, 2018
MCGILL GAME NOTES
- Major Stat Leaders
- Points: Jade Downie-Landry - 13
- Goals: Kellyane Lecours - 5
- Assists: Jade Downie-Landry - 9
- Save Percentage: Tricia Deguire – 96.1%
- Tricia Deguire's save percentage of 96.1% is the second highest in U SPORTS this season and her GAA of 1.09 is fifth in U SPORTS.
- The Martlets are tied for first this season in U SPORTS in opponent power play goals, having given up only two.
- The Martlets have been a constant offensive force this season, averaging a U SPORTS best 37.1 shots per game.