Eastern swing by the numbers

Published 11:09 am Tuesday, January 13, 2015

By Nick Patterson

Everett finished 5-1 during its six-game swing through the WHL’s East Division. Here’s a statistical breakdown of the trip:

TEAM STATS

Goals for: 23 (3.8 per game)

Goals against: 8 (1.3 per game)

Shots for: 198 (33.0 per game)

Shots against: 184 (30.7 per game)

Power play: 11-for-29 (37.9 percent)

Penalty kill: 18-for-22 (81.8 percent)

LEADING SCORERS

Scherbak 1-7-8

Bajkov 3-4-7

Stadnyk 3-4-7

Betker 2-4-6

Nikolishin 1-5-6

Bauml 3-2-5

Leedahl 3-2-5

Low 3-1-4

Juulsen 1-3-4

Laurencelle 1-3-4

Millar 1-2-3

Five players tied for the team lead in goals with three.

GOALTENDERS

Hart 3-0, 1.00, .964

Lotz 2-1, 1.72, .957

Both goalies had one shutout.

U.S. COMPARISON

Here’s how the rest of the U.S Division did during its eastern trips:

Portland: 4-2

Tri-City: 4-2

Seattle 3-3

Spokane: trip in February

It’s worth noting that Everett, Seattle and Tri-City all beat the East Division’s first-place team, Brandon.