Saturday 12 March 2016

Playoff Preview: Kimberley Dynamiters vs Beaver Valley Nitehawks


Kimberley DynamitersREGULAR SEASONBeaver Valley Nitehawks
41-7-0-4Record34-11-4-3
86Points75
1stDivision Standing1st
3rd (4.06)Offence (GFA)2nd (4.31)
2nd (2.10)Defence (GAA)11th (2.88)
3rd (.926)Goaltending (SV%)4th (.924)
3rd (23.44%)Power Play5th (22.09%)
1st (88.48%)Penalty Kill8th (84.94%)
T-1stPower Ranking4th
Eric Buckley (24G-46A)Top ScorerBraden Fuller (28G-31A)
Jared Marchi (28G-38A)2nd Top ScorerJace Weegar (17G-41A)
Jordan Busch (8G-58A)3rd Top ScorerTyler Ghirardosi (18G-20A)
Eric Buckley (100)PIM LeaderDevin Nemes (99)

Kimberley DynamitersPLAYOFFSBeaver Valley Nitehawks
8-1Record8-1
3.44Offence (GFA)3.89
1.67Defence (GAA)1.78
.949Goaltending (SV%).933
29.73%Power Play25.00%
94.59%Penalty Kill90.00%
Eric Buckley (4G-5A)Top ScorerKeillan Olson (1G-9A)
Sawyer Hunt (1G-8A)2nd Top ScorerTyler Ghirardosi (3G-6A)
Jared Marchi (6G-2A)3rd Top ScorerJace Weegar (2G-7A)
Dugdale (22)PIM LeaderMcKoy Hauck (34)


How They Got Here
Both teams finished first in their division. The Nitehawks played Nelson (4-0) and Grand Forks (4-1); while Kimberley has played Fernie (4-1) and Creston (4-0). Statistically speaking, Kimberley faced a more difficult road to get here.

Power Rankings - Fernie was T-9th; Creston 3rd; Nelson was 16th and Grand Forks 15th (noting that Grand Forks was one of the most improved teams on the year).
Points - Fernie 59 and Creston 70; Nelson 42 and Grand Forks 51.

Head to Head

Series Indicators
  • Goaltending: with all due respect to Butler, Orser and Lefebvre; a Brouwer vs Kramer duel will be the best goaltending battle to date. Kramer has a .944 SV% while Brouwer has .949 SV%
  • Special Teams: both teams have been spectacular on the PK and PP, and who ever can solve the other teams special teams will have an edge.
  • Shared Scoring*: Nitehawks have scored 34 goals in the playoffs by 15 different players (2.27 goals per scorer). Kimberley has 31 goals scored by 16 different players (1.94 goals per scorer). 
  • Top Line Dependence*: The Nitehawks top three point getters account for 28.0% of the teams scoring. The Dynamiters top three point scorers account for 31.7% of the teams scoring.
*Yes shared scoring and top line dependence are talking about the same thing, but they are measured differently.

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