From Clinic to Catastrophe, Two Games Compared, Season Ticket Renewals, Who Beats the Top 3 Teams, Defensemen Assist Leaders and More

 

You will rarely see the outcome of two games as diametrically opposite as Allen's 3-0 win on Saturday and 6-2 loss on Sunday. Everything was positive on Saturday and negative on Sunday. Here is a comparison:

• SATURDAY - Allen scored the first goal of the game and improved its record when scoring first to 14-2-3-0 (.816).
•  SUNDAY - Allen gave up the first goal and saw its record when giving up the first goal fall to 8-13-1-0 (.386). 

• SATURDAY: Allen shut down Rapid City's power play (0-4). Allen has killed 28 straight Rapid City power plays and hasn't allowed a power play goal in the last seven games against the Rush.
• SUNDAY: Rapid City scored on its first two plays, both in the first period. That is one more power-play goal than in the previous eight games against the Rush. 

• SATURDAY: Allen was 2-4 on the power play.
• SUNDAY: Allen was 0-4 on the power play 

• SATURDAY: Allen played great team defense, recording its fourth shutout of the season.
• SUNDAY: Allen played poor team defense. The Americans allowed six goals, including three on Rapid City's first eight shots.    

• SATURDAY: Allen led 2-0 after the second period and improved its record when leading after the 2nd period to 15-0-1-0.
• SUNDAY: Rapid City led 4-3 after the second period and improved its record when leading after the 2nd period to 11-1-3-0. Allen's record when trailing after the second period falls to 2-11-2-0.

• SATURDAY: Allen held Rapid City's top two scorers (Wagner & Bennett) to no points.
• SUNDAY:  Wagner and Bennett torched the Americans with three goals and three assists. One or both were involved in Rapid City's first five goals.

 

- It is hard to find any positive stats from the Sunday loss, but here are a few:

• Allen outshot Rapid City 43-34. Allen reached the 40-shot mark in all three games of the series and outshot the Rush 127-97.
• Colton Hargrove led the team with 11 shots and two points (1G, 1A). Colton has 20 points (5G 15A) in the last 12 games, averaging 1.67 points per game. 
• Harrison Blaisdell scored Allen's first goal to extend his point streak to nine games.
• Braidan Simmons-Fischer has penalty minutes in his last six games, fought twice and won them both.  

 

 - Allen's goal scorers were Blaisdell (13), Warmuth (5), and Hargrove (10). Hargrove is the eighth Allen player to reach 10 goals. Here are the number of 10-goal players for each Mountain Division team:

• 8 - Allen
• 8 - Tahoe 
• 5 - Idaho
• 5 - Kansas City
• 5 - Rapid City
• 4 - Utah -  
• 2 - Wichita 
• 2 - Tulsa 

 

- Here are the game recaps and video highlights:

• Allen Americans: https://allenamericans.com/news/2026/02/game-recap-americans-fall-in-series-finale 
• Rapid City Rush: https://rapidcityrush.com/news/2026/02/game-recap-rush-leave-texas-with-6-3-win 
• Video Highlights: https://echl.com/videos/rapid-city-rush-vs-allen-americans-feb-1-2026  

 

 

- Allen's homestand continues on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday when Norfolk comes to town. I will have a series preview on Wednesday. It won't be Norfolk's first visit to Allen. In 2019 the Admirals lost to Allen twice (3-2 in overtime and 5-0). The Allen goalie in the 5-0 shutout was Zach Sawchenko, who has gone on to a long AHL career, including seven games in the NHL with the San Jose Sharks.

 

OTHER COMMENTS

- I have seen some comments about season ticket renewals in the comments section of the blog. I thought I would recap a list of changes since Jonny Mydra met with season ticket holders (STM) at the end of last season. I was the one who helped arrange that meeting, so I have been keeping a list of the changes. I am not sure if this is a complete list. Here is what I have on my list:

• Myles Jack took over control of the team from Zawyer Sport.
• Myles brought Steve Martinson back to Allen. 
• Numerous gifts for STMs, including a Martinson bobblehead. Changed policy from one gift per account to one gift per seat.
• Multiple Marty lunches and Q&A sessions.
• Post-game chats with Coach Martinson.
• All-Star Game and FanFest
• Hired Michelle Martinson to manage the Team Store, with more merchandise and higher quality.
• More giveaways: Lightsabers, Hats, Glowsticks, Magnetic Schedules, All-Star Game Magazines, and Rally Towels.
• The biggest change is on the ice, where Allen has one of the best home records in the league (12-5-1-0) .694.
• The season ticket renewal email will be sent out tomorrow.
• There will be no price increase, which is a surprise to me. I would assume most teams will be raising prices, for no other reason than the new CBA will cost teams a lot of money. I have heard that the added cost will vary by team, but could cost a total of $150,000 - $200,000. Add that to other increasing operating expenses, and you have some reasonable entertainment value.  
• Maybe the best pay-in-full early gift of all time. Any season tickets paid in full by March 8 will get an all-expenses-paid trip to Tulsa for a Sunday game (date to be determined) next season. Bus transportation, lunch, and a game ticket will be provided by the Americans.   

 

- There have been several comments about the seat cushions being torn or worn out at the CUTX Event Center. It is a slow process, but they are working on redoing the torn cushions. The Event Center bought the fabric (I heard a rumor that the fabric alone was $100,000) and will do the repairs in-house. I see them working on the cushions most days when I attend practice. 

 

- I was talking to Rapid City Rush broadcaster Cory Berberian over the weekend, and he made me aware of the difference and impact of the Mountain Division schedule on the number of times each team plays the top three teams in the division. I decided to take a look at how many times Allen, Rapid City, and Wichita have played the top three teams (Kansas City, Idaho, and Tahoe) and the record. Here is what has happened thus far this season. Games remaining against each team in parentheses:

• Allen -11 games (8)
• 0-3-0-0 vs Kansas City (4)
• 0-3-2-0 vs Idaho (2)
• 1-2-0-0 vs Tahoe (2)
• 1-8-2-0: Total

 

•  Rapid City - 19 games (7)
• 1-3-0-0 vs Kansas City (0)
• 4-4-0-0 vs Idaho (0)
• 5-1-1-0 vs Tahoe (7)
• 10-8-1-0: Total

 

• Wichita - 15 games (11)
• 2-5-0-0 vs Kansas City (6)
• 1-1-0-1 vs Idaho (5)
• 2-2-0-1 vs Tahoe (0)
• 5-8-0-2 Total

There are a lot of ways to slice and dice this data, but it is clear that Allen has played fewer games against the top three teams and fared the worst. Allen has the most favorable schedule as the Americans will play 19 games against the top three teams compared to 26 for Rapid City and Wichita. Allen only has eight games remaining against the top three teams to show they can compete with them.  

 

DID YOU KNOW: Four of the top six ECHL players in assists this season are defensemen:

#1 - Marcus Crawford, Kansas City (43)

#3 - Sam Sedley, Allen (30)

#4 - Riley McCourt, Toledo (29)

#6 - Chad Nychuk, Atlanta (28)

 

Crawford is having an MVP type season:

- he is averaging 1.05 assists per game.

- he has the #1 plus/minus (+43), which is 15 more than #2.

- he is #2 in the ECHL in points (52).

 

FYI, a defenseman hasn’t won the ECHL MVP award since 2007.

 

Parsons' 34 Save Shutout, Game Recap, Video Highlights, ECHL 30+ Point Scorers, 10+ Goal Scorers and More

 

 The Allen Americans shut out the Rapid City Rush 3-0 last night before a crowd of 6144 at the CUTX Event Center. There are not many games where every key is met, but that was the case last night. Here is a list of the stats from the game:

• Allen has won 12 of its last 14 home games. The Americans' home record is 12-4-1-0 (.735). That is the 4th-best home points percentage in the league.
• Allen scored the first goal of the game and improved its record when scoring first to 14-2-3-0 (.816).
• Allen shut down Rapid City's power play (0-4). Allen has killed 28 straight Rapid City power plays and hasn't allowed a power play goal in the last seven games against the Rush.
• Allen's played great team defense, recording its fourth shutout of the season. All three Allen goalies have a shutout (Tendeck has 2).
• Allen led 2-0 after the second period and improved its record when leading after the 2nd period to 15-0-1-0.
• Allen outshot Rapid City 24-3 in the second period. The differential of 21 shots is the largest in memory. 
• Sam Sedley scored a goal and now has a point in 10 straight games. The longest ECHL point streak this season is 11.
• Colby McAuley scored Allen's second shorthanded goal of the season. The Americans' penalty kill unit allowed no goals (0-4) and scored one. 
• Braidan Simmons-Fischer acquitted himself quite well in a fight with Garrett Klotz.  

 

- Goal scorers for Allen were Sam Sedley (6), Colby McAuley (15), and Spencer Asuchak (10). Here are the video highlights with all the goals, the fight, the scrums, and the saves: https://echl.com/videos/rapid-city-rush-vs-allen-americans-jan-31-2026  

 

- Here are the game recaps from both teams:

• Allen Americans - "Americans Blank Rush 3-0" -https://allenamericans.com/news/2026/01/americans-blank-rush-3-0
• Rapid City Rush - "Rush Blanked in Allen"- https://rapidcityrush.com/news/2026/01/game-recap-rush-blanked-in-allen 

 

- It is a quick turnaround for both teams with an early start (2:10 pm) today for the third game of the series. It was almost 11:00 pm when I left the rink last night, and the players were just getting off the ice after the skate with fans. Based on last night's shutout, you will see the same lineup today, except for the goalie. Tendeck will start in goal, and Costantini will be the backup.

Forwards

67 Crone - 7 Hargrove - 92 McAuley

26 Asuchak - 29 Watts - 18 Blaisdell 

9 Katic- 91 Gildon - 11 Chiasson

19 Maxwell - 14 Gursoy - 6 Simmons-Fischer

 

Defense

86 Anania - 40 Touré

8 Prefontaine - 23 Sedley

2 Warmuth - 3 Greco

 

Goalies

32 Tendeck 

33 Costantini (backup) 

 

 

- More of the same from last night is the key to victory today. Three games in about 46 hours will test the will as much as the skill. The good thing is that it is the same for both teams. A good start will be very important today. 

 

 

 

- Here is the game preview issued by the Allen Americans this morning: https://allenamericans.com/news/2026/02/game-day-preview-americans-host-rush-at-210-pm 

 

 

 

-  The same referee as the first two games of the series, Emile Charron (#43), will call the game. The linesmen will be Michael Miggins (#47) and Trent Williams (#48). There were nine total penalties called in game one and 14 last night. You would think there would be even more penalties this afternoon, but oftentimes that isn't the case. I would bet the under on 14 penalties being called today.    

 

 

 

OTHER COMMENTS

 

- Here are the Mountain Division standings by points percentage, with games remaining in parentheses:

• .775 - Kansas City (32)
• .695 - Idaho (31)
• .600 - Allen (32)
• .571 - Tahoe (30)
• .513 - Wichita (34)
• .463 - Rapid City (32)
• .405 - Utah (30)
• .321 - Tulsa (33)

 

 

- I have been posting about the number of players who have reached the 20 and 30 points plateau. Allen leads all teams in both categories. Here is another one where Allen's depth shines. Allen also leads the ECHL with the most players with 10 or more goals. Here is the number for each Mountain Division team:

 

• 7 - Allen
• 6 - Tahoe 
• 5 - Idaho
• 5 - Kansas City
• 5 - Rapid City
• 4 - Utah
• 2 - Wichita 
• 2 - Tulsa 

 

 

- Here are the Allen players averaging a point per game over the last 10 games:

• 15 points (4G, 11A) - Hargrove  
• 14 points (4G, 10A) - Crone   
• 14 points (4G, 10A) - Watts      
• 14 points (4G, 10A) - Sedley     
• 12 points (1G, 11A) - Blaisdell
• 10 points (3G, 7A) - Asuchak  

 

 

 

- There are 11 games on the ECHL schedule today. Seven of the eight Mountain Division teams will be in action. Utah is idle. Here is the ECHL Today with all of the previews:https://echl.com/news/2026/02/echl-today-feb-1 

 

 

 

 

DID YOU KNOW: Number of players with 30 or more points for each ECHL team:

 

6: ALN

5: *ATL*

4: FW, *KC*

3: ORL, SC, TAH, *TOL*, WIC

2: BLM, CIN, IDH, RC, UTA, *WHL*

1: ADK, FLA, JAX, KAL, MNE, NOR, SAV, WOR

0: GSO, GVL, IND, IA, REA. TR, TUL

 

*Division leaders (by points percentage)

  

 

Allen Wins 5-4, Game Recap, Video Highlights, Martinson Comments, Fastest Two Goals Ever, 20 Point and 30 Point Players, Plus an All Goalie Game Comes to CUTX

 

The Allen Americans beat the Rapid City Rush 5-4 last night, snapping a three-game losing streak and moving into third place in the Mountain Division standings (by points percentage). Allen improved its home record to 11-4-1-0 (.719). That is the second-best home points percentage in the division behind Kansas City (.727), and the fifth-best in the league. To put this home record turnaround in perspective, last season Allen won 7 home games all season and finished with a home record of 7-24-4-1 (.264), the worst in the league by a long shot (2nd-worst was .389). The Americans have won 11 of their last 13 home games.

 

- It wasn't a good start for the Americans. They had a couple of great chances early in the game, but for the 21st time in 39 games, they gave up the first goal.  Allen's record when giving up the first goal is 8-12-1-0 (.404). When the Americans score the first goal, their record is 13-2-3-0 (.806).

 

- Allen scored late in the first-period (18:00) to tie the score 1-1 on Harrison Blaisdell's 12th goal of the season. The Americans took a 2-1 lead at the 6:36 mark of the second period on a goal by Jake Chiasson, who was playing in his first game since being assigned by Belleville on Wednesday.

 

- It looked like Allen would take a 2-1 lead into the second intermission, and they are money when that happens (14-0-1-0), but a defensive breakdown led to a late goal (18:18) and a 2-2 tie score at the second intermission. After two periods, Allen had outshot Rapid City 33-19, had many more grade A chances, but the score was tied.

 

- Allen had a power play 23 seconds into the third period and converted on Danny Katic's 19th goal of the season and seventh power play goal. Katic's goals per game average (.655) would have him tied for the league lead in goals (25) if he had been in Allen all season. He missed 10 games when he was called up to Belleville. Despite missing 10 games, Danny is #6 in the ECHL in goals. 

 

- The Americans took a 4-2 lead at 10:49 of the third period on Hank Crone's 11th goal of the season. It was a goal scorer's goal, roofing the puck from in close. Crone's goal started a one-minute of madness; it was actually 50 seconds of madness. 39 seconds after Crone's goal, Rapid City cut the score to 4-3, and 11 seconds later, Allen had its two-goal lead back. Ty Prefontaine threw the puck in front of the goal, and it ended up in the net to give Allen a 5-3 lead. It looked like Spencer Asuchak deflected the puck into the net and was initially given credit for the goal, but it was changed to an unassisted goal by Prefontaine. Ty has five goals in 13 games since joining the Americans and is now tied with Sedley for the team lead among defensemen.

 

- The drama wasn't over as Rapid City pulled its goalie and scored with 71 seconds remaining in the game to cut the score to 5-4. The Rush scored right after the Americans missed a 2-on-1 empty-net goal. The final drama was an Allen penalty with 9.2 seconds remaining in the game. Allen was able to clear the puck off the faceoff to preserve the win.      

 

- Here are the game recaps from both teams and the video highlights:

• Allen Americans: https://allenamericans.com/news/2026/01/news-americans-beat-the-rush-on-top-gun-night
• Rapid City Rush: https://rapidcityrush.com/news/2026/01/game-recap-rush-fall-one-short-in-back-and-forth-game-with-allen  
• Video Highlights: https://echl.com/videos/rapid-city-rush-vs-allen-americans-jan-30-2026  

 

-  Allen was able to take advantage of its superior special teams last night. Allen has the #4 power play and #5 penalty kill in the league. Rapid City is ranked #29 in power play and penalty kill percentage. Allen was 1-5 on the power play and killed all four of Rapid City's power play opportunities. The Americans haven't given up a power play goal to Rapid City since the first time they played on October 29, and that was an overtime power play goal. Allen has now gone six games without giving up a power-play goal to the Rush. The Americans have killed 24 of 25 chances for a penalty kill percentage of 96%. Allen was 1-5 on the power play last night and in the seven games against Rapid City are 5-28 (17.9%). 

 

- The keys to the game tonight don't change. Get off to a good start, don't play from behind, win the special teams battle, and play better defensively. 

 

- Here is the lineup tonight. Coach Martinson has added some toughness to the lineup. Simmons-Fischer replaces Spitserov on the fourth line. On the blueline, Warmuth and Greco are in; Decker and Costantini are healthy scratches. Parsons gets the start in goal.  

Forwards

67 Crone - 7 Hargrove - 92 McAuley

26 Asuchak - 29 Watts - 18 Blaisdell 

9 Katic- 91 Gildon - 11 Chiasson

19 Maxwell - 14 Gursoy - 6 Simmons-Fischer

 

Defense

86 Anania - 40 Touré

8 Prefontaine - 23 Sedley

2 Warmuth - 3 Greco

 

Goalies

31 Parsons

32 Tendeck (backup) 

 

 

- The game tonight will be a one-referee game again. The same referee as last night, Emile Charron (#43), will call the game. The linesmen will be Will Anderson (#92) and Trent Williams (#48). FYI, I regularly get asked about linesman Daniel Barnes (former Allen player), who was injured at the end of last season and needed surgery and is still recovering. I heard recently that he will be back in the near future.     

 

COACH'S COMMENTS

- You have heard me say many times that Steve Martinson's post-game chat with STM's (season ticket members) can only be appreciated in person. Last night was a classic. Thirty minutes of game analysis, roster news, stories, and humor about the team, life, children, and more, much of which is not appropriate for the blog. Here is some of what Martinson had to say:

"Getting the five goals tonight was nice, but we should have beaten them 6-3. We shot ourselves in the foot a couple of times at the end of the game."

"Hargrove's line was putting on a clinic, but not scoring. They would just miss, or their goalie was coming up with big saves, or they hit the pipe." 

"We are scoring a lot of goals, and that is a good thing, and we are getting scoring from three different lines, but we still need to get better defensively."

"It was great to see Chiasson score in his first game, and Touré was like a spider on the ice."

"We are back on a winning track, and we have a bunch of games at home we have to win." 

"There is a lot of stuff going on behind the scenes right now, and it is all good stuff. I am trying to get players for down the stretch and the playoffs."

"I feel we have enough offense here to make it to the finals in the playoffs; we just have to have better team defense to make it to the finals."  

  

 

OTHER COMMENTS

- The two goals in 10 seconds in the game last night were not the fastest two goals by both teams in Allen history. The Americans are part of the all-time ECHL record for fastest two goals by both teams. On November 10, 2018, playing Kansas City at home, two goals were scored in three seconds. To be fair, these were end-of-game goals. After spotting Kansas City a 4-0 lead, the Americans came back in the third period. Spencer Asuchak scored an extra attacker goal to cut the score to 4-3 with 17 seconds remaining in the game. With the Allen goalie pulled, Kansas City's Mark Cooper scored on the faceoff three seconds later.   

 

- This keeps working, so here we go again. Players averaging a point per game over the last 11 games:

• 18 points (4G, 14A) - Hargrove  
• 16 points (4G, 12A) - Crone   
• 14 points (5G, 9A) - Watts      
• 14 points (3G, 11A) - Sedley     
• 12 points (2G, 10A) - Blaisdell  
• 11 points (9G, 2A) - Katic 

 

- Yesterday, I included the number of players with 20 or more points for each team in the Mountain Division. Allen led the pack with 10. Allen actually has more 20+ point players than any team in the league (see below). Allen has 10 players with 20+ points, but five of the 10 have 30+ points. Here are the numbers of players with 30 or more points for each Mountain Division team:

• 6: Allen
• 4: Kansas City 
• 3: Tahoe
• 3: Wichita 
• 2: Idaho 
• 2: Rapid City
• 2: Utah 
• 0: Tulsa 

 

- Sam Sedley had an assist last night to continue his streak, which has reached nine straight games with a point. Sam also has assists in seven straight home games. Danny Katic has points in eight straight home games.

 

- An all-goalie game will take place before the Allen Americans game on March 14. Like the police vs fire game and college games, Allen Americans ticket holders can come early and watch this unique game, which is part of a two-day event. Here are the details. Thanks to the Schwitzgebels for sharing this: https://www.localprofile.com/lifestyle/goalies-only-a-new-kind-of-hockey-hits-allen-11806136 

 

DID YOU KNOW: Here are the number of players with 20 or more points for each ECHL team. Teams currently in playoff positions (by points percentage) are marked with an asterisk:

 

10: ALN*

9: TAH*

8: KC*, WOR

7: ATL*, FW*, NOR, REA*

6: BLM*, FLA*, SC*, UTA

5: CIN, IDH*, JAX, KAL, MNE*, ORL, RC, TOL*, WIC

4: SAV*, WHL*

3: GVL, IA, TR

2: ADK*, GSO, IND*, TUL

Allen vs Rapid City Series Preview, Tonight's Lineup, Ottawa Assigns Touré and Chiasson, Homestand Point Goal, Division's 20 Point Scorers and .700 Teams

 

 It has been a tough week for the Allen Americans. After two disappointing losses to the Idaho Steelheads on Friday (6-4) and Saturday (6-5 in OT), getting back to Texas turned into a nightmare. There have been many stories over the years about winter storms causing problems getting to games in Idaho and Utah. This time it was the reverse. The weather was good out west, but a disaster in Texas. Sunday flight cancelled, Monday flight cancelled. Tuesday finally headed home, but rather than being nonstop, the routing was Boise-Chicago-Dallas, and the scheduled time had the team arriving at DFW at 11:30 pm. After leaving Chicago and dealing with all the bags upon arriving at DFW, the team didn't return to the CUTX Event Center until early Wednesday morning.

 

- The team was able to get in a practice in Boise on Monday, and after a full practice yesterday, should be ready to go for another three-in-three starting tonight. Allen is 4-1-1-0 against Rapid City this season. Here are some comparison stats between Allen and Rapid City:

• Allen's record is 20-14-4-0 (.579), Rapid City's is 17-18-3-0 (.487). 
• Allen is 6-3-1-0 over the last 10 games, Rapid City is 4-5-1-0.
• Allen is 10-4-1-0 at home, Rapid City is 8-8-2-0 on the road.
• Allen's goal differential is +11 (138-127), Rapid City is -13 (116-129).
• Allen's team plus/minus is +13, Rapid City's is -48.
• Allen's team save percentage is .909, Rapid City's is .909.

 

- Here are more statistical comparisons between the two teams.

• Goals scored average: Allen (3.6) - Rapid City (3.1)
• Goals allowed average: Allen (3.3) - Rapid City (3.4)
• Shots for average: Allen (32.7) - Rapid City (31.5)
• Shots against average: Allen (36.7) - Rapid City (39.0)
• Power play percentage: Allen (20.9%) - Rapid City (13.2%)
• Penalty kill percentage: Allen (84.1%) - Rapid City (73.8%)

 

- Here are some other relevant stats to this series:

• Allen is the #4 ranked team in penalty minutes (550), Rapid City is ranked #22 with 428 minutes.
• Allen has scored first in 47% of games with a record of 13-2-3-0 (.806)
• Rapid City has also scored first in 47% of games with a record of 12-4-2-0 (.722).
• Allen has been involved in 6 overtime games with a record of 0-4 in OT and 2-0 in shootouts. 
• Rapid City has been involved in 8 overtime games with a record of 3-3 in OT and 2-0 in shootouts. 
• Allen is 14-0-1-0 when leading after the 2nd period, Rapid City is 10-1-3-0. 
• Allen is 3-11-1-0 when trailing after the 1st period, Rapid City is 2-13-1-0.
• Conclusions from these stats tell you Allen needs to stay out of the penalty box; the team that scores first has a big advantage, and Allen doesn't play well from behind, but is great with the lead. 

  

- Here are the head-to-head stats for the six games Allen has played against Rapid City this season.  

• Allen has outscored Rapid City 22-15.
• Allen has outshot Rapid City 226-222. 
• Allen is 4-23 (17.4%) on power play, Rapid City is 1-21 (4.8%).
• Allen took 30 penalties for 89 minutes, Rapid City took 30 penalties for 93 minutes.

 

- If you look at all the stats above, the one that stands out is Allen's advantage on special teams. Allen has the #4 ranked power play and #6 ranked penalty kill in the ECHL. Rapid City's power play and penalty kill are both ranked #29. Allen needs to capitalize on this advantage in this series. 

 

- The other key to this series is Allen getting back to playing better team defense. The Americans have lost three straight games, allowing a total of 17 goals (5,6,6) in the three losses. In the six games against Rapid City this season, Allen allowed 2,2,3,7,0,1 goals. No reason the Americans should allow more than three goals per game this weekend.

 

- Players to watch in this series:

• #29 Brayden Watts - 9 points (3G, 6A) in six games against Rapid City. 
• #18 Harrison Blaisdell - 5 goals in six games against Rapid City plus 6 game assist streak.
• #23 Sam Sedley - has at least one point in 8 straight games (12 points). 
• #13 Ryan Wagner - while no player on the Rush team has scored more than 2 goals in the six games against Allen, #13 Ryan Wagner is #4 in the league in points (40). 

 

 - The Allen lineup will have a different look. Brad Morrison has been traded to Bloomington for future considerations. Those futures will be for a specific player, and it won't be at the end of the season. In addition, two NHL contracted players (Djibril Touré & Jake Chiasson) have been assigned from Belleville to Allen by Ottawa. (See details below). Here is Allen's tentative lineup tonight.

 

Forwards

26 Asuchak - 29 Watts - 18 Blaisdell 

67 Crone - 7 Hargrove - 92 McAuley

9 Katic- 91 Gildon - 11 Chiasson

10 Spitserov - 19 Maxwell - 14 Gursoy

 

Defense

86 Anania - 40 Touré

8 Prefontaine - 23 Sedley

21 Decker - 22 Costantini

 

Goalies

32 Costantini

31 Parsons (backup)

 

 

- The game tonight will be a one-referee game. Emile Charron (#43) will call the game. The linesmen will be Will Anderson (#92) and Michael Miggans (#47).    

 

PLAYER PROFILES

- Djibril Touré

 

Djibril Touré

 

Ottawa reassigned defenseman Djbril Touré from Belleville to Allen yesterday. He is 6’7”, 210 pounds, a 22-year-old, right-shot defenseman from Dorval QC. Touré signed a three-year entry-level NHL contract in September 2023. He spent the 2023-24 season in the OHL with Sudbury and Windsor. Last season he split time between Belleville (36 games) and Orlando (24 games). Touré has played in 18 games in Belleville this season with two assists and 40 penalty minutes, which was #2 on the team in penalty minutes per game. Here are some comments from scouting reports:

"Skates incredibly well for someone who stands 6'7", showing the agility few other players have."

"Made a name for himself with a scrap that made him look like Zdeno Chara." 

"Touré is extremely difficult to play against. He is very aggressive physically. He will step up on you at the blueline. He will punish you below the goal line. He makes life difficult for forwards at the crease.

The one comment in many stories about Touré is that he is a big guy who didn't play in the OHL until he was older, he is a late bloomer with tons of potential. Quotes like his growth over the last two years has been remarkable, and he has shown consistent improvement in his game are commonplace.  

 

Here is a video to get to know Touré. The interview with Djibril starts at the 9:30 mark of this podcast:

 

  - Jake Chiasson 

Jake Chiasson

 

Ottawa reassigned forward Jake Chiasson from Belleville to Allen yesterday. He is a 6’2”, 187-pound, 22-year-old, right-shot forward from Abbotsford, B.C. Jake was the fourth round draft choice of the Edmonton Oilers (116 overall) in the 2021 NHL draft. He signed a three-year NHL entry-level contract commencing with the 2023-24 season. He spent his junior career in the WHL with Brandon Wheat Kings. In 174 WHL games, he totaled 111 points (40G, 71A). He spent the majority of his first pro season (2023-24) in the ECHL with Fort Wayne (68 games).

In July of 2024, Chiasson was traded to Ottawa in a multi-player deal. He spent last season (2024-25) splitting time between Belleville (19 games) and Orlando (20 games). He had no points in Belleville and seven (1G, 6A) in Orlando. 

This season, Jake has played in 20 games in Belleville before being assigned to Allen. He had one assist in the 20 games. 

Here is what the Belleville coach had to say about Chiasson when he was acquired: "He is a hockey player, he is a rink rat. He loves the game and knows the game. He is going to be a utility knife. He told me he can play all three forward positions. He knows what his identity is; he's a checker and energy guy. If he plays to his strength, he can be an asset."  

Here is Chiasson's exit interview from last season in Belleville:

 

   

OTHER COMMENTS

 - There are 13 games on the ECHL schedule tonight. Two Mountain Division teams are playing teams outside the division. Kansas City is in Iowa, trying to improve on its league-best winning streak (14 games) and league-best road record (13-1-1-1). Chad Costello and his Greenville Swamp Rabbits are in Utah to take on the Grizzlies. Here are the previews for all 13 games. https://echl.com/news/2026/01/echl-today-jan-30   

 

- Hopefully posting this list will be a good luck charm tonight with lots of scoring. Allen players with 10 or more points in the last 10 games:

• 16 points (4G, 12A) - Hargrove  
• 15 points (3G, 12A) - Crone   
• 14 points (5G, 9A) - Watts      
• 13 points (3G, 10A) - Sedley     
• 11 points (1G, 10A) - Blaisdell  
• 10 points (8G, 2A) - McAuley
• 10 points (8G, 2A) - Katic 

 

- The Allen Americans are in the midst of a seven-game home streak with, trying to erase a three-game losing streak. These seven home games are against teams with point percentages lower than Allen's (.579). The Americans should be favored in every game. Here are the opponents' points percentage: 

• .487 - Rapid City (3 games)
• .405 - Norfolk (3 games)
• .527 - Wichita (1 game)

If Allen is going to compete with the top three teams in the Mountain Division, 10 points should be the minimum goal on this home stand.

 

- Allen's strength in the last couple of months has been its balanced scoring and lots of it. The Americans now have 10 players with 20 or more points: How does that compare with the other Mountain Division teams? Here are the number of 20+ point scorers for each team:

• 10 - Allen
• 9 - Tahoe 
• 8 - Kansas City 
• 5 - Idaho
• 5 - Utah 
• 5 - Wichita 
• 4 - Rapid City 
• 2 - Tulsa   

Allen Loses 5th Straight to Idaho, Game Recaps, Video Highlights, Martinson Comments, Streaks, Stats, Attendance Update and More

 

The good news is Allen managed to earn a point in Idaho last night. The bad news is the Americans lost 6-5 just 20 seconds into overtime. Here is how bad the weekend went for the Americans in Boise:

• Allen lost twice and has still not beaten Idaho this season, 5 straight losses.
• Allen has lost three straight games for the first time since November 21.
• Allen gave up 12 goals in the two games in Idaho.
• Allen had a total of two power play opportunities, went 0-2, and allowed a shorthanded goal.  
• Allen's great penalty kill faltered, with a 50% penalty kill, giving up three goals in six attempts.
• To add insult to injury, the team's flight home was cancelled. They won't leave Boise until Monday afternoon.

 

- Despite the loss, there were some positives out of the game last night. 

• Allen scored five goals.
• Allen scored the first goal of the game. 
• Allen led 1-0 after the first period.
• Allen scored 23 seconds after Idaho took a 2-1 lead in the second period.
• Allen led 3-2 after the second period.
• Allen scored to tie the score 5-5 late in the third period, 19 seconds after Idaho took the lead. 
• Allen earned one point.

 

- Goal scorers for Allen were Spencer Asuchak (9), Hank Crone (10), Michael Gildon (10, 11), and Colby McAuley (14). Colton Hargrove had two assists in the game. Here are the video highlights: https://echl.com/videos/allen-americans-vs-idaho-steelheads-jan-24-2026

 

- Here is the goal-by-goal game recap from both teams:

• Allen Americans - "Americans Earn a Point in OT Loss" - https://allenamericans.com/news/2026/01/americans-earn-a-point-in-ot-loss 
• Idaho Steelheads - "Pearson's OT Goal Lifts Steelheads to 6-5 Win Over Americans" - https://idahosteelheads.com/news/2026/01/pearsons-ot-goal-lifts-steelheads-to-6-5-win-over-americans 

 

- Next up for the Americans are seven straight home games, starting with a 3-in-3 against Rapid City on Friday. Saturday and Sunday. The following week, Norfolk visits the CUTX Event Center on February 4, 6, and 7. This will be a chance for Allen to get back on the winning track.

 

- I had a chance to talk to Coach Martinson this morning. He is spending the day putting video together to use at practice when the team returns, and also videos of penalties that weren't called. Here are some of his thoughts:

"We score plenty of goals to win games. It is hard for a coach to produce more offense, but we have that covered. It is our defensive play that is killing us. There are no excuses for some of the defensive lapses we have."  

"I know we have a core group of guys that can win in the playoffs. I know I have to add some guys to make us stronger, but we also need the guys who are creating offense to be better defensively. And you can't say I will do it in the playoffs, we have to do it now."

"Our defensive play cost us three points this weekend. Guys we are counting on need to be better defensively. If we are going to have success defensively, it has to be led by our established players."

 

OTHER COMMENTS

- Some streaks continued last night:

• Overall Player Streaks 
• Hank Crone - six-game assist streak.
• Harrison Blaisdell - six-game assist streak.
• Sam Sedley - eight-game point streak.

• Road Player Streaks
• Hank Crone - seven-game assist streak.
• Harrison Blaisdell - six-game assist streak.
• Hank Crone - seven-game point streak.

• Home Player Streaks
• Sam Sedley - six-game assist streak.
• Danny Katic - seven-game point streak.
• Colby McAuley - seven-game point streak. 

 

- Allen players with 10 or more points in the last 10 games:

• 16 points (4G, 12A) - Hargrove  
• 15 points (3G, 12A) - Crone   
• 14 points (5G, 9A) - Watts      
• 13 points (3G, 10A) - Sedley     
• 11 points (1G, 10A) - Blaisdell  
• 10 points (8G, 2A) - McAuley
• 10 points (8G, 2A) - Katic 

 

-  Andre Anania led Allen last night with a +3. Here is the updated list of leaders in plus/minus:

• +13 - Sam Sedley
• +11 - Andre Anania
• +8 - Colton Hargrove
• +7 - Ty Prefontaine
• +7 - Danny Katic
• +7 - Michael Gildon 

As a team, Allen's plus/minus is +13. These six players are a combined +53.

 

 

DID YOU KNOW:  Here is the average attendance change from last season to this season for each ECHL team.

Keep in mind the 2025-26 season is only 50% complete, and averages typically go up in the last half of the season. Also, remember that teams that sell out a lot will never show big year-over-year attendance increases

.

The six teams averaging over 7000 per game in 2025-26 are marked with an asterisk:

 

+474: Greenville

+430: Allen

+407: Wichita

+399: Cincinnati*

+378: Orlando

+295: Atlanta

+171: Tahoe

+142: Bloomington

+85: Kansas City

+36: Norfolk

+16: Rapid City

+16: Toledo*

0: Savannah*

-14: Jacksonville*

-24: Maine

-59: Idaho

-136: Adirondack

-152: ECHL Average

-194: Iowa

-194: Wheeling

-284: South Carolina

-309: Worcester

-373: Florida

-486: Trois Rivières

-538: Fort Wayne*

-551: Reading

-552: Tulsa*

-763: Indy

-894: Kalamazoo

-959: Utah

 

  

 

 

Late Christmas Gifts Spell Defeat, Game Recaps, Video Highlights, Martinson Comments, Tonight's Preview and Lineup, ECHL Shorthanded Goal Stats and More

 

Allen lost to Idaho 6-4 last night. To say a slow start cost the Americans a win last night is a big understatement. Idaho scored twice in the first 75 seconds of the game, added a third at the 8:38 mark, and sealed Allen's fate. The Steelheads started the game with an 8-1 shot advantage.

 

- To the Americans' credit, they did fight back and had a realistic shot to win the game. Allen cut the score to 3-2 just 41 seconds into the second period, but surrendered a short-handed goal 36 seconds later to give Idaho its two-goal lead back, 4-2.

 

- Allen wasn't done with the comeback. The Americans scored two goals in less than a minute in the third period (13:39 & 14:29) to tie the score 4-4. Once again, it didn't take long for Idaho to respond. Less than two minutes later (16:25), the Steelheads scored the game-winner. An empty net goal with one second remaining in the game made the final score 6-4. 

 

- Other than the first eight minutes of the game, the Americans outscored Idaho (4-2) and outshot them (34-27). The even-strength puck possession percentages favored Allen in the final two periods:

• 1st period - 50% to 50%  
• 2nd period - 53% to 47% 
• 3rd period - 55% to 45% 

 

- Special teams often are the difference maker, and that was the case last night. There weren't many power plays, but the advantage went to Idaho. The Steelheads were 1-2 on the power play and scored a shorthanded goal on Allen's lone power play opportunity. 

 

- Goal scorers for Allen were Sedley (5), McAuley (13), Hargrove (9), and Prefontaine (4). Blaisdell, Crone, and Watts each had two assists. Here are the video highlights: https://echl.com/videos/allen-americans-vs-idaho-steelheads-jan-23-2026   

 

- Here are the game recaps from both teams with the goal-by-goal descriptions: 

• Allen Americans - "Americans Fall Short in Idaho" - https://allenamericans.com/news/2026/01/americans-fall-short-in-idaho 
• Idaho Steelheads - "Steelheads Stave Off Americans in 6-4 Triumph" - https://idahosteelheads.com/news/2026/01/steelheads-stave-off-americans-in-6-4-triumph 

 

 TONIGHT'S PREVIEW

- It won't take much for Allen to turn things around tonight and come away with a win. They gave up three early goals, a power-play goal, a short-handed goal, and an empty-net goal last night. A better start and winning the special teams battle are all that is needed, plus tightening up on some of the defensive breakdowns.  

 

- The referee tonight will be the same as last night, #47 Ian Rapp. Based on last night, where he for the most part let the players play, you might expect the same tonight. He only called five penalties, and two were coincidental minors for roughing. 

 

- Here is the lineup for tonight. The only change from last night is that Parsons will start in goal: 

Forwards

92 McAuley - 7 Hargrove - 67 Crone

26 Asuchak - 29 Watts - 18 Blaisdell

14 Gursoy - 91 Gildon - 9 Katic

10 Spitserov - 19 Maxwell - 77 Morrison

 

Defense

86 Anania - 22 Costantini 

8 Prefontaine - 23 Sedley

21 Decker - 2 Warmuth

 

Goalies

31 Parsons

32 Tendeck (backup)

 

 

 

STEVE MARTINSON'S COMMENTS

 

"The game was frustrating all the way around. Special teams, a 3-0 start, and weak defensive plays. We gave them four late Christmas gifts in that game."

 

"We had momentum after making the score 3-2 with a power play, and gave up a shorthanded goal."  

 

"We tied the game 4-4 and then gave up a soft goal."

 

"You have to take the positives from the game. We came back to tie the score after falling behind 3-0 and could have won the game."  

 

"I will pull some video of the defensive breakdowns and show the guys. There is no reason we can't win game two tonight."  

 

  

 

OTHER COMMENTS

- Idaho has owned Allen for the last few years. You have to go back to Steve Martison's final year in Allen in 2021-22 to find a winning record against Idaho (6-1-1-0). If you look at the regular season, the Americans have now lost 13 straight games to Idaho:

• 2025-26 - Idaho is 4-0-0-0 against Allen
• 2024-25 - Idaho was 6-0-0-0 against Allen
• 2023-24 - Idaho won its last three games against Allen

 

- Here is Allen's record against Idaho in each of the last five seasons:

• 0-3-1-0: 2025-26 
• 0-6-0-0: 2024-25
• 3-7-1-0: 2023-24
• 0-8-0-0: 2022-23
• 6-1-1-0: 2021-22

 

- Even with the loss last night, the Americans are still solidly in fourth place in the Mountain Division. Here are the standings by points percentage, with points in parentheses:

• .784 - Kansas City (58 points)
• .671 - Idaho (51 points) 
• .603 - Tahoe (47 points)
• .581 - Allen (43 points)
• .500 - Wichita (35 points) 
• .486 - Rapid City (35 points)
• .419 - Utah (31 points)
• .343 - Tulsa (24 points) 

 

- Kansas City has now won 13 straight games and leads the ECHL in points percentage (.784) and points (58). As they have done for the last three seasons, the Mavericks lead the league in road record. Kansas City's road points percentage is .875 (13-1-1-1), which is higher than any home points percentage in the league.

 

- It is another busy night in the ECHL with 13 games on the schedule. After tonight, all but five teams will have completed 50% or more of the season. Here is the ECHL Today with all of the previews: https://echl.com/news/2026/01/echl-today-jan-24  

 

- Last night, Ty Prefontaine scored his fourth goal since joining Allen 11 games ago and was a +3. He has already cracked the top five in plus/minus:

• +13 - Sam Sedley
• +8 - Andre Anania
• +7 - Colton Hargrove
• +6 - Ty Prefontaine
• +6 - Danny Katic

 

- DID YOU KNOW: Here is some info on shorthanded goals:

Shorthanded goals can change momentum in a game. Here are the net shorthanded goals (shorties scored minus allowed) for each ECHL team. Toledo has scored 12 shorthanded goals and allowed none to led the pack. 

 

+12: TOL

+6: ATL, SAV

+5: GSO, KC

+3: TAH, GVL

+2: WOR, FLA, CIN, NOR, REA

+1: WHL, UTA

0: JAX

-1: WIC, TUL, TR

-2: KAL, MNE, FW

-3: BLM, IDH, RC

-4: IA, ALN, ADK

-6: IND, ORL

-7: SC

 

Toledo is on pace for one of the highest shorthanded goal totals in ECHL history. The Walleye have 12 shorthanded goals in half a season. Here are the all-time leaders. Note the last time a team joined this list was 2006-07:

 

24 - Louisiana, 1998-99

22 - South Carolina, 2006-07

22 - Jacksonville, 1995-96

22 - Johnstown, 1992-93

21 - Florida, 2006-07

21 - Fresno, 2006-07

21 - Richmond, 1998-99

 

Allen vs Idaho Series Preview, Tonight's Lineup, CBA Dates, Shootouts Increasing, Mountain Division Shoots A Lot, Allows A Lot and More

 

The Allen Americans left for Boise, Idaho, yesterday for arguably the most important two games of the season thus far. I say that because, thus far, the Americans have not shown they can compete with the top three teams in the Mountain Division, Kansas City, Idaho, and Tahoe. 

Here is Allen's record against the top three this season:

• 0-3-0-0: Kansas City
• 0-2-1-0: Idaho
• 1-2-0-0: Tahoe
• 1-7-1-0: TOTAL

 

- The Americans are much better than when they were swept by Idaho in November. Allen has won 12 of its last 16 games. However, three of the four losses during these 16 games were against Kansas City (1) and Tahoe (2). The Americans must come away from this two-game series with a minimum of two points to demonstrate they can now compete with the top teams.

 

- Here are some comparison stats between Allen and Wichita:

• Allen's record is 20-13-3-0 (.597), Idaho's is 23-11-3-0 (.662). 
• Allen is 7-3-0-0 over the last 10 games, Idaho is 6-4-0-0.
• Allen is 10-9-2-0 on the road, Idaho is 13-7-0-0 at home.
• Allen's goal differential is +14 (129-115), Idaho's is +19 (135-116).
• Allen's team plus/minus is +12, Idaho's is +90.
• Allen's team save percentage is .913, Idaho's is .902.

 

- Here are more statistical comparisons between the two teams.

• Goals scored average: Allen (3.6) - Idaho (3.6)
• Goals allowed average: Allen (3.2) - Idaho (3.1)
• Shots for average: Allen (32.5) - Idaho (35.1)
• Shots against average: Allen (36.7) - Idaho (32.1)
• Power play percentage: Allen (21.2%) - Idaho (17.7%)
• Penalty kill percentage: Allen (85.6%) - Idaho (80.0%

 

- Here are some other relevant stats to this series:

• Allen is the #4 ranked team in penalty minutes (534), Idaho is ranked #2 with 591 minutes.
• Allen has scored first in 47% of games with a record of 13-2-2-0 (.824).
• Idaho has scored first in 51% of games with a record of 15-3-1--0 (.688).
• Allen has been involved in 5 overtime games with a record of 0-3 in OT and 2-0 in shootouts. 
• Idaho has been involved in 7 overtime games with a record of 2-3 in OT and 2-0 in shootouts. 
• Allen is 14-0-0-0 when leading after the 2nd period, Idaho is 14-0-1-0. 
• Allen is 3-10-1-0 when trailing after the 1st period,  Idaho is 4-9-0-0.
• Conclusions from these stats tell you that the team that scores first has a big advantage, and neither team plays well from behind.  

 

- Special teams, as always, will be key against Idaho. Allen has the #4 ranked power play and #5 ranked penalty kill in the league. Idaho is ranked #19 on the power play and #20 on the penalty kill. If the Americans can win the special teams battle, it will go a long way to earning points in this series. The Americans have scored at least one power play goal in 14 of their last 15 games. 

 

- Four players are not with the team in Idaho. Trevor LeDonne and Braidan Simmons-Fischer are still on injured reserve. Goalie Marco Costantini and defenseman Mike Greco stayed home. Quinn Warmuth, who missed the last five games, and Chase Maxwell, who missed the last six games, will be available and are in the lineup tonight. Here is the lineup:

 Forwards

92 McAuley - 7 Hargrove - 67 Crone

26 Asuchak - 29 Watts - 18 Blaisdell

14 Gursoy - 91 Gildon - 9 Katic

10 Spitserov - 19 Maxwell - 77 Morrison

 

Defense

86 Anania - 22 Costantini 

8 Prefontaine - 23 Sedley

21 Decker - 2 Warmuth

 

Goalies

32 Tendeck

31 Parsons (backup)

 

 

- If you are looking for the Allen players to watch in Idaho, look no further than these six players, who are averaging over a point per game in the last 15 games.

• 19 points (13G, 6A) - Katic (1.27) 
• 19 points (7G, 12A) - Watts (1.27)  
• 18 points (5G, 13A) - Hargrove (1.20)   
• 18 points (3G, 15A) - Sedley (1.20)    
• 18 points (3G, 15A) - Crone (1.20) 
• 17 points (9G, 8A) - McAuley (1.13) 

In the three head-to-head games in November, Allen's leaders were Hank Crone (1G, 3A), Michael Gildon (2G, 1A), and Sam Sedley (0G, 2A).

 

- Players to watch for Idaho include #9 Brendon Hoffmann. The 6'3" 223-pound forward leads the league with 21 goals, and #17 Ty Pelton-Byce, who leads Idaho with 15 assists. 

 

- The game tonight will be a one-referee game. The referee will be Ian Rapp (#47). I have no record of Rapp ever refereeing an Allen Americans game.

 

OTHER COMMENTS

- Here are some streaks that could be extended tonight;

• Hank Crone has a four-game assist streak.
• Harrison Blasidell has a four-game assist streak.
• Sam Sedley has a six-game point streak. 
• Hank Crone has a five-game road assist streak 
• Harrison Blaisdell has a four-game road assist streak.

 

- There are 14 games on the ECHL schedule tonight. Feature games between top teams include Atlanta at South Carolina and Tahoe at Kansas City. Here is ECHL Today, with reviews of all 14 games. https://echl.com/news/2026/01/echl-today-jan-23

 

 

- The AHL and the PHPA have ratified their new collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Details have not been made public. The new ECHL/PHPA CBA has not been made public as well. Here are the time frames of the CBAs:

• NHL CBA - effective September 16, 2026, through September 15, 2030 (four years)
• AHL CBA -  ratified January 21, effective through August 31, 2030 (5 years).
• ECHL CBA - ratified on December 30, effective through June 30, 2030 (5 years). 

  

 

- The number of ECHL shootouts has increased substantially over the last three seasons and is on pace to do so again in 2025-26. Many hockey purists describe shootouts as a skills competition, not hockey.

It’s time to look at changing overtime rules to decrease the number of shootouts. Here are the number of ECHL shootouts the last three seasons:

 

110: 2024-25

91: 2023-24

74: 2022-23

 

Possible rule changes:

1. Create an over-and-back rule similar to basketball using the redline to avoid regrouping. Once a team crosses the redline, they cannot go back over it with possession.

2. Extend the length of the overtime period to 10 minutes.

3. Escalating player reduction. Go from 3-on-3 to 2-on-2 after five minutes of overtime.

4. Shot clock/ possession limit - take a shot within a set time, 30-45 seconds.

 

Your thoughts?

 

 

DID YOU KNOW: Here is the ECHL Stats post from today. FYI, Allen is #7 in the league in average shots per game (32.47) and #28 in average shots allowed (36.69). 

 

The Mountain Division has always been elite at generating shots and equally elite at allowing them. Case in point:

 

- Six of the top seven ECHL teams in average shots for are from the Mountain Division (Idaho, Kansas City, Wichita, Utah, Tulsa, Allen).

 

- The bottom five teams in shots allowed are from the Mountain Division (Rapid City, Tahoe, Allen, Tulsa, Wichita).

 

- There is only one Mountain Division team (Kansas City) in the top 19 in average goals allowed. 

 

- The Mountain Division has the #1 team in average goals scored (Tahoe - 3.66) and the #30 team in average goals allowed (Tulsa -3.86).

 

- The Mountain Division has the #1 team in average shots for (Idaho - 35.11) and the #30 team in average shots allowed (Rapid City - 39.23).